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): December 7, 2020

 

 

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Commission file no. 001-31298

 

State of Delaware 23-0787699
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)

 

9000 State Road

Philadelphia, PA 19136

(215) 333-9000

(Address of principal executive offices and telephone number)

 

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:

 

 

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value LCI New York Stock Exchange

 

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 ¨

 

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 Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

ABL Credit Agreement

 

On December 7, 2020, Lannett Company, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a credit and guaranty agreement (the “ABL Credit Agreement”) among the Company, the subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the other credit parties party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent” and together with the Administrative Agent, the “Agent”), which provides for an asset-based revolving credit facility (the “ABL Credit Facility”) of up to $30 million, subject to borrowing base availability, and includes letter of credit and swing line sub-facilities. At the option of the Company, one or more wholly-owned U.S. restricted subsidiaries of the Company may act as a co-borrower under the ABL Credit Facility.

 

Borrowing availability under the ABL Credit Facility is determined by a monthly borrowing base collateral calculation that is based on specified percentages of eligible accounts receivable less certain reserves and subject to certain other adjustments as set forth in the ABL Credit Agreement. Availability is reduced by issuance of letters of credit as well as any borrowings.

 

The final maturity of the ABL Credit Facility is December 7, 2023, unless the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any of the Term Loan B Facility (as defined below) or other material indebtedness exceeds $35,000,000 on the date that is 91 days prior to the maturity date with respect to such other indebtedness, in which case the final maturity shall instead be such earlier date.

 

Loans outstanding under the ABL Credit Agreement bear interest at a floating rate measured by reference to, at the Company’s option, either (i) an adjusted London inter-bank offered rate (subject to a floor of 0.75%) plus an applicable margin of 2.50% per annum, or (ii) an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin of 1.50% per annum. Unused commitments under the ABL Credit Facility are subject to a per annum fee of 0.50%. The ABL Credit Facility also bears customary letter of credit fees.

 

The obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company and all of the Company’s existing and future subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions (collectively, the “Guarantors”), and such obligations and the obligations of the Guarantors are secured by:

 

· a perfected security interest in all present and after-acquired accounts receivable, payment intangibles, inventory, deposit accounts, securities accounts, and any cash, cash equivalents or other assets in such accounts and other related assets owned by each Guarantor and the proceeds of the foregoing, except to the extent such proceeds constitute Cash Flow Priority Collateral (as defined below), and subject to certain exceptions (the “ABL Priority Collateral”), which security interest is senior to the security interest in the ABL Priority Collateral securing the Company’s existing Term Loan B Facility; and

 

· a perfected security interest in substantially all present and after-acquired tangible and intangible assets of each Guarantor other than the ABL Priority Collateral (the “Cash Flow Priority Collateral”), which security interest is junior to the security interest in the Cash Flow Priority Collateral securing the Term Loan B Facility.

 

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The ABL Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative covenants and negative covenants. The negative covenants include restrictions on, among other things: the incurrence of additional indebtedness; the incurrence of additional liens; dividends or other distributions on equity; the purchase, redemption or retirement of capital stock; the payment or redemption of certain indebtedness; the nature of the business activity of the Company and its subsidiaries; loans, guarantees and other investments; entering into other agreements that create restrictions on the ability to pay dividends or make other distributions on equity or create or incur certain liens; asset sales; consolidations or mergers; amendment of certain material documents; changes in fiscal year; and affiliate transactions. The negative covenants are subject to customary exceptions and also permit dividends and other distributions on equity, consolidations, mergers and asset sales, certain acquisitions and other investments, and payments or redemptions of certain indebtedness, in each case upon satisfaction of the “payment conditions”. The payment conditions are deemed satisfied upon Excess Availability (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) on the date of the designated action and Excess Availability for the prior 30-day period exceeding agreed-upon thresholds, the absence of the occurrence and continuance of any event of default and, in certain cases, pro forma compliance with a fixed charge coverage ratio of no less than 1.10 to 1.00.

 

The ABL Credit Agreement includes a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of no less than 1.10 to 1.00, which is tested only when Excess Availability is less than 15.0% of the lesser of (A) the borrowing base and (B) the then effective commitments under the ABL Credit Facility for three consecutive business days, and continuing until the first day immediately succeeding the last day of 30 consecutive days on which Excess Availability is in excess of such threshold.

 

The ABL Credit Agreement provides for events of default, which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal, premium, if any, and interest on all of the then outstanding obligations under the ABL Credit Facility to be due and payable immediately and the commitments under the ABL Credit Facility to be terminated.

 

A copy of the ABL Credit Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.70 hereto, and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the ABL Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such document.

 

Security Documents

 

On December 7, 2020, the Company and the Guarantors entered into an ABL pledge and security agreement (the “ABL Security Agreement”), in favor of the Agent, whereby the Company and the Guarantors granted a security interest in substantially all present and after-acquired tangible and intangible assets of the Company and each Guarantor, to secure all obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under the ABL Credit Agreement, and Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Term Loan Agent, and the Agent, as ABL Agent, entered into a crossing lien intercreditor agreement (the “Intercreditor Agreement”) to govern the relative priority of liens on the collateral that secures the ABL Credit Agreement and the Term Loan B Facility and certain other rights, priorities and interests. Copies of the ABL Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement are attached as Exhibits 10.71 and 10.72 hereto, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing descriptions of the ABL Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such documents.

 

On December 7, 2020, the Company, Lannett Holdings, Inc. and Cody Laboratories, Inc., each a subsidiary of the Company and a Guarantor, entered into an intellectual property security agreement in favor of the Agent. A copy of such intellectual property security agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.73 hereto and incorporated by reference. The foregoing description of such intellectual property security agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in their entirety to the full text of such documents.

 

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Amended Term Loan B Credit Agreement

 

On December 7, 2020, the Company, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and as collateral agent, and each lender party thereto entered into that certain Amendment No. 4 to Credit and Guaranty Agreement (the “Fourth Amendment”), which modifies the Company’s Term Loan B credit facility (the “Term Loan B Facility”). The Fourth Amendment amends the Term Loan B Facility to, among other things, permit the incurrence of the ABL Credit Facility and require the Company to maintain at least $5 million in a deposit account subject to control at all times and minimum liquidity of $15 million as of the last day of each month. The Fourth Amendment also amends the Term Loan B Facility to replace Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. with Alter Domus (US) LLC as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Term Loan B Facility. A copy of the Fourth Amendment is attached as Exhibit 10.74 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Fourth Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety to the full text of such document.

 

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

 

The information contained in Item 1.01 concerning the Company’s direct financial obligations pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
10.70 Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2020, among Lannett Company, Inc., the subsidiary borrowers from time to time party thereto, the guarantors party thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and collateral agent.
10.71 Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2020, made by Lannett Company, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as collateral agent and administrative agent.
10.72 ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2020, among Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Term Loan Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as ABL Agent.
10.73 Intellectual Property Security Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2020, made by Lannett Company, Inc.; Lannett Holdings, Inc.; and Cody Laboratories, Inc. in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as collateral agent and administrative agent.
10.74 Amendment No. 4 to Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2020, among Lannett Company, Inc., the lenders party thereto and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent.
99.1 Press Release dated December 7, 2020
104 Cover Page Interactive File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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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. 

 

  LANNETT COMPANY, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Samuel H. Israel
    Samuel H. Israel
    Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
    Date: December 10, 2020

 

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Exhibit 10.70

 

CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT

dated as of December 7, 2020
among

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.
and
THE SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS PARTY HERETO,
as Borrowers,


THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO,

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,

and

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

 

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$30,000,000 Revolving Commitments

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

SECTION 1.   DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION 1
1.1   Definitions 1
1.2   Accounting Terms 59
1.3   Interpretation, Etc. 59
1.4   Letter of Credit Amounts 60
1.5   Rounding 60
1.6   References to Agreements and Laws 60
1.7   Times of Day 60
1.8    [Reserved] 60
1.9   Limited Condition Acquisitions 60
1.10   Pro Forma Calculations 61
1.11   Calculation of Baskets 62
1.12   Time Periods 62
1.13   Loan Amounts 62
1.14   Division 62
1.15   Other Definitional and Interpretive Provisions 63
1.16   Appointment of Borrower Representative 63
SECTION 2.   LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT 64
2.1   [Reserved] 64
2.2   Revolving Loans 64
2.3   Letters of Credit 67
2.4   Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds 79
2.5   Evidence of Debt; Register; Disqualified Lenders; Lenders’ Books and Records 80
2.6   Interest on Loans 81
2.7   Conversion/Continuation 82
2.8   Default Interest 83
2.9   Commitment Fees 83
2.10   Scheduled Payments 84
2.11   Voluntary Prepayments/Commitment Reductions; Call Protection 84
2.12   Mandatory Prepayments 85
2.13   General Provisions Regarding Payments 86
2.14   Ratable Sharing 88
2.15   Making or Maintaining Eurocurrency Rate Loans 88
2.16   Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy 90
2.17   Taxes; Withholding, Etc. 92
2.18   Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of a Lender 96
2.19   Defaulting Lenders 97
2.20   Cash Management 99
2.21   [Reserved] 102
2.22   [Reserved] 102
2.23   Swing Line Loans 102

 

 

 

SECTION 3.   CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 105
3.1   Closing Date 105
3.2   Conditions to Any Credit Extension After the Closing Date 108
SECTION 4.   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 109
4.1   Organization; Powers 109
4.2   Authorization 109
4.3   Enforceability 110
4.4   Governmental Approvals; Third-Party Consents 110
4.5   Financial Statements 110
4.6   No Material Adverse Effect 110
4.7   Title to Properties 110
4.8   Equity Interests and Ownership of Subsidiaries 111
4.9   Litigation; Compliance with Laws 111
4.10   Federal Reserve Regulations 112
4.11   Investment Company Act 112
4.12   Use of Proceeds 112
4.13   Tax Returns 112
4.14   No Material Misstatements 112
4.15   Employee Benefit Plans 113
4.16   Environmental Matters 114
4.17   Collateral Documents 114
4.18   Insurance 115
4.19   Solvency 115
4.20   Beneficial Ownership 116
4.21   Intellectual Property 116
4.22   Anti-Terrorism Laws 116
4.23   Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 117
4.24   [Reserved] 117
4.25   Undisclosed Liabilities 117
4.26   Labor Matters 118
4.27   Eligible Accounts 118
4.28   Unrestricted Subsidiaries 118
SECTION 5.   AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 118
5.1   Existence; Material Properties 118
5.2   Insurance 119
5.3   Payment of Obligations 119
5.4   Financial Statements, Reports, Etc. 119
5.5   Litigation and Other Notices 122
5.6   Compliance with Laws 123
5.7   Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections 123
5.8   Lender Calls 123
5.9   Use of Proceeds 124
5.10   Compliance with Environmental Laws 124
5.11   Further Assurances; Additional Security 124

 

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5.12   [Reserved] 126
5.13   Compliance with Anti-Terrorism Laws 126
SECTION 6.   NEGATIVE COVENANTS 126
6.1   Indebtedness 127
6.2   Liens 131
6.3   Investments, Loans and Advances 136
6.4   Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets 140
6.5   Restricted Payments 144
6.6   Transactions with Affiliates 147
6.7   Business of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries 149
6.8   Limitation on Modifications and Payments of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements; Etc. 150
6.9   Changes in Fiscal Year 153
6.10   Financial Performance Covenant 153
SECTION 7.   GUARANTY 153
7.1   Guaranty of the Obligations 153
7.2   Contribution by Guarantors 154
7.3   Payment by Guarantors 154
7.4   Liability of Guarantors Absolute 155
7.5   Waivers by Guarantors 157
7.6   Guarantors’ Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, Etc. 157
7.7   Subordination of Other Obligations 158
7.8   Continuing Guaranty 158
7.9   Authority of Guarantors or Borrowers 158
7.10   Financial Condition of Borrowers 158
7.11   Bankruptcy, Etc. 159
7.12   Keepwell 159
SECTION 8.   EVENTS OF DEFAULT 160
8.1   Events of Default 160
8.2   Right to Cure 164
8.3   Application of Proceeds 164
SECTION 9.   AGENTS 165
9.1   Authorization and Action 165
9.2   Agent’s Reliance, Etc. 166
9.3   WFB and its Affiliates 167
9.4   Lender Credit Decision 167
9.5   Indemnification of Agents 167
9.6   Successor Agents 168
9.7   [Reserved] 169
9.8   Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim 169
9.9   Collateral and Guaranty Matters 170

 

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9.10   Withholding 171
9.11   Intercreditor Agreements 171
SECTION 10.   MISCELLANEOUS 172
10.1   Notices; Communications 172
10.2   Survival of Agreement 173
10.3   Binding Effect 173
10.4   Successors and Assigns 173
10.5   Expenses; Indemnity 178
10.6   Right of Set-off 180
10.7   Governing Law 181
10.8   Waivers; Amendment 181
10.9   Interest Rate Limitation 183
10.10   Entire Agreement 184
10.11   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 184
10.12   Severability 184
10.13   Counterparts 184
10.14   Headings 184
10.15   Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process 185
10.16   Confidentiality 186
10.17   Platform; Borrower Materials 187
10.18   Release of Liens and Guarantees 187
10.19   Judgment 189
10.20   USA PATRIOT Act Notice 189
10.21   Acknowledgements 189
10.22   Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 190
10.23   Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions 190
10.24   Designated Cash Management Agreements and Designated Hedging Agreements 191
10.25   Joint and Several Liability; Postponement of Subrogation 192

 

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APPENDICES: A Revolving Commitments
     
     
SCHEDULES: 1.1(a) Guarantors
  1.1(b) Immaterial Subsidiaries
  1.1(c) Unrestricted Subsidiaries
  2.20 DDAs
  4.4 Filings, Governmental Approvals and Third Party Consents
  4.8 Equity Interests
  4.9 Actions, Suits and Proceedings
  4.16 Environmental Matters
  4.18 Insurance
  4.21 Intellectual Property
  5.11 Post-Closing Deliverables
  6.1 Certain Indebtedness
  6.2 Certain Liens
  6.3 Certain Investments
  6.5 Certain Restricted Payments
  6.6 Certain Affiliate Transactions
  6.8 Non-Permitted Encumbrances
  10.1 Notice Addresses
     
EXHIBITS: A Conversion/Continuation Notice
  C Compliance Certificate
  D Joinder Agreement
  E Assignment Agreement
  F-1, F-2, F-3 and
F-4
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates
  G Solvency Certificate
  I Pledge and Security Agreement
  J Prepayment Notice
  K Borrowing Base Certificate
  L Intra-Group Subordination Agreement
  M-1 ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement
  M-2 Intercreditor Agreement

 

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CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT

 

This CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of December 7, 2020, is entered into by and among LANNETT COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (as further defined in Section 1.1, the “Parent Borrower”), the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party hereto (together with the Parent Borrower, jointly and severally, collectively, the “Borrowers” and each individually, a “Borrower”), CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE PARENT BORROWER, as Guarantors, the Lenders party hereto from time to time, and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“WFB”) as Administrative Agent (together with its permitted successors in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”) and as Collateral Agent (together with its permitted successors in such capacity, “Collateral Agent”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, the Parent Borrower is party to that certain Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2015 (as amended as of June 17, 2016, June 17, 2016 and December 10, 2018, as amended on the date hereof by the Term Loan Amendment Agreement (as defined below), and as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Term Loan Agreement”), by and among the Parent Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower from time to time party thereto as guarantors, the lenders party thereto from time to time (such lenders, together with their respective successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Term Loan Lenders”) and Alter Domus (US) LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Term Loan Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Term Loan Agent”); and

 

WHEREAS, concurrently herewith the Term Loan Agreement is being amended by Amendment No. 4 to Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2020, among the Parent Borrower, the Administrative Agent (as defined therein) and each lender party thereto (the “Term Loan Agreement Amendment”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.         DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

1.1         Definitions. The following terms used herein, including in the preamble, recitals, exhibits and schedules hereto, shall have the following meanings:

 

30-Day Excess Availability” means, as of the date of any Designated Transaction (after giving effect thereto) or any other date of determination, the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the sum of each day’s aggregate amount of Excess Availability during the thirty (30) consecutive day period immediately preceding such Designated Transaction (calculated on a pro forma basis to include the borrowing or repayment of any Loans or issuance or cancellation of any Letters of Credit in connection with such Designated Transaction) by (b) thirty (30).

 

     

 

 

ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit M-1, with such amendments or modifications as may be approved by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, and the Term Loan Agent and, in the case of any such amendments or other modifications to the definition of “ABL Priority Collateral” therein, with the consent of the Requisite Lenders.

 

ABL Priority Collateral” as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement whether or not the same remains in full force and effect.

 

Account Debtors” means each Person who is obligated on an Account.

 

Accounts” means “accounts” as defined in Article 9 of the UCC and, with respect to any Person, all such Accounts of such Person, whether now existing or existing in the future, including (a) all accounts receivable of such Person (whether or not specifically listed on schedules furnished to the Administrative Agent), including all accounts created by or arising from all of such Person’s sales of goods or rendition of services made under any of its trade names, or through any of its divisions, (b) all unpaid rights of such Person (including rescission, replevin, reclamation and stopping in transit) relating to the foregoing or arising therefrom, (c) all rights to any goods represented by any of the foregoing, including returned or repossessed goods, (d) all reserves and credit balances held by such Person with respect to any such accounts receivable of any Account Debtors, (e) all letters of credit, guarantees or collateral for any of the foregoing and (f) all insurance policies or rights relating to any of the foregoing.

 

Adjusted LIBOR” means, the greater of (a) the rate per annum as published by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any successor page or other commercially available source as the Administrative Agent may designate from time to time) as of 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of the requested Interest Period, for a term, and in an amount, comparable to the Interest Period and the amount of the loan requested (whether as an initial loan, as a continuation of a loan, or a conversion of a loan) by the Borrower Representative (and, if any such published rate is below zero percent, then the Adjusted LIBOR shall be deemed to be zero percent) and (b) 0.75% per annum. Each determination of Adjusted LIBOR shall be made by Administrative Agent and shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

 

Administrative Agent” as defined in the preamble hereto.

 

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

 

Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person.

 

Agent(s)” means the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent, as applicable.

 

Aggregate Amounts Due” as defined in Section 2.14.

 

Aggregate Payments” as defined in Section 7.2.

 

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Agreement” means this Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2020 as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

AML Legislation” the applicable laws or regulations in any jurisdiction in which any Credit Party or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates is located or is doing business that relates to money laundering, any predicate crime to money laundering, or any financial record keeping and reporting requirements related thereto, including the USA PATRIOT Act, the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering), and “know your customer”, anti-terrorist financing, government sanction rules, guidelines, orders and regulations.

 

Anti-Corruption Laws” the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010, as amended, and all other applicable laws and regulations or ordinances concerning or relating to bribery, money laundering or corruption in any jurisdiction in which any Credit Party or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates is located or is doing business.

 

Anti-Terrorism Laws” as defined in Section 4.22.

 

Applicable Margin” means (A) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 2.50% per annum, (B) for Base Rate Loans, 1.50% per annum, (C) for Letter of Credit Fees, 2.50% per annum and (D) for Unused Commitment Fees, 0.50% per annum.

 

Applicable Reserve Requirement” means, for any day, for any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the maximum rate, expressed as a decimal, at which reserves (including any basic marginal, special, supplemental, emergency or other reserves) are required to be maintained during such Interest Period against “Eurocurrency liabilities” (as such term is defined in Regulation D) under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors or other applicable banking regulator. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, the Applicable Reserve Requirement shall reflect any other reserves required to be maintained by such member banks with respect to (i) any category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the applicable Adjusted LIBOR or any other interest rate of a Loan is to be determined, or (ii) any category of extensions of credit or other assets which include Eurocurrency Rate Loans. A Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency liabilities and as such shall be deemed subject to reserve requirements without benefits of credit for proration, exceptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to the applicable Lender. The rate of interest on Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Applicable Reserve Requirement.

 

Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class, (b) with respect to any Letters of Credit, (i) the relevant L/C Issuers and (ii) the Revolving Lenders and (c) with respect to the Swing Line Loans, (i) the Swing Line Lender and (ii) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.23, the Revolving Lenders.

 

Approved Fund” as defined in Section 10.4(b).

 

Asset Sale” means any sale, transfer or other disposition (other than by way of license or lease) of any assets by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following shall constitute “Asset Sales”: (1) issuances of Equity Interests by the Parent Borrower, (2) issuances of Equity Interests by any subsidiary of the Parent Borrower to the Parent Borrower or any other subsidiary of the Parent Borrower to the extent such issuances do not result in a reduction of the percentage of such subsidiary directly or indirectly owned by the Parent Borrower, or such subsidiary, or (3) any disposition of assets permitted by Section 6.4 (other than clause (i) thereof).

 

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Assignment Agreement” means, as applicable, an assignment and acceptance agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E, with such amendments or modifications as may be approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative.

 

Assignor” as defined in Section 10.4(b)(i).

 

Authorized Agent” as defined in Section 10.15(c)(i).

 

Authorized Officer” means, as applied to any Person, any individual holding the position of chairman of the board (if an officer), chief executive officer, president, vice president (or the equivalent thereof), chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of such Person or any other individual designated (i) by the Board of Directors or member of such Person or (ii) in writing to the Administrative Agent by an existing Authorized Officer of such Person as an authorized signatory of any document or certificate delivered hereunder.

 

Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the lesser of (x) the aggregate Commitments as in effect at such time and (y) the Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered).

 

Availability Reserves” means reserves, if any, (1) established by the Administrative Agent from time to time hereunder in its Permitted Discretion against the Borrowing Base, including such reserves, in accordance with Section 2.2(c), as the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, determines as being appropriate to reflect any impairment to the value of the enforceability or priority of the Lien on, or the ability to enforce upon, realize, access, appraise, the Collateral consisting of Eligible Accounts included in the Borrowing Base (including (x) in connection with the disposition of any such Eligible Accounts, and (y) claims that the Administrative Agent determines will need to be satisfied in connection with the realization upon such Collateral), (2) constituting Designated Cash Management Reserves or Designated Hedging Reserves established in accordance with Section 10.23(a), or (3) constituting Dilution Reserves.

 

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

 

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

 

Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

 

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Base Rate” means the greatest of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus ½%, (b) Adjusted LIBOR (which rate shall be calculated based upon an Interest Period of one month and shall be determined on a daily basis), plus one percentage point and (c) the rate of interest announced, from time to time, within WFB at its principal office in San Francisco as its “prime rate”, with the understanding that the “prime rate” is one of WFB’s base rates (not necessarily the lowest of such rates) and serves as the basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for those loans making reference thereto and is evidenced by the recording thereof after its announcement in such internal publications as WFB may designate (and, if any such announced rate is below zero percent, then the rate determined pursuant to this clause (c) shall be deemed to be zero percent).

 

Base Rate Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.

 

Benchmark Replacement” the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate (which may include Term SOFR) that has been selected by Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest as a replacement to Adjusted LIBOR for United States dollar-denominated credit facilities and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than 0.75%, the Benchmark Replacement shall be deemed to be 0.75% for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” with respect to any replacement of Adjusted LIBOR with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for each applicable Interest Period, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of Adjusted LIBOR with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of Adjusted LIBOR with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for United States dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.

 

Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate”, the definition of “Interest Period”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate (in consultation with the Borrower Representative) to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that the adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement).

 

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Benchmark Replacement Date” the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to Adjusted LIBOR:

 

(a)          in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of Adjusted LIBOR permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide Adjusted LIBOR; or

 

(b)          in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.

 

Benchmark Transition Event” the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to Adjusted LIBOR:

 

(a)          a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of Adjusted LIBOR announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide Adjusted LIBOR, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide Adjusted LIBOR;

 

(b)          a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of Adjusted LIBOR, the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor), an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for Adjusted LIBOR, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for Adjusted LIBOR or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for Adjusted LIBOR, which states that the administrator of Adjusted LIBOR has ceased or will cease to provide Adjusted LIBOR permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide Adjusted LIBOR; or

 

(c)          a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of Adjusted LIBOR announcing that Adjusted LIBOR is no longer representative.

 

Benchmark Transition Start Date” (a) in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication) and (b) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the date specified by the Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders by notice to the Borrower Representative, the Administrative Agent (in the case of such notice by the Requisite Lenders) and the Lenders.

 

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Benchmark Unavailability Period” if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to Adjusted LIBOR and solely to the extent that Adjusted LIBOR has not been replaced with a Benchmark Replacement, the period (x) beginning at the time that such Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced Adjusted LIBOR for all purposes hereunder in accordance with Section 2.15(c) and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced Adjusted LIBOR for all purposes hereunder pursuant to Section 2.15(c).

 

Beneficial Ownership Certification”: a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

 

Beneficial Ownership Regulation”: 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

 

Beneficiary” means each Agent, L/C Issuer, Swing Line Lender, Lender and Lender Counterparty.

 

BHC Act Affiliate” of a Person means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such Person.

 

Board of Directors” means (i) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of such corporation or any duly authorized committee thereof; (ii) in the case of a limited liability company, the board of directors or managers, manager or managing member of such Person or duly authorized committee thereof; (iii) in the case of a partnership, the general partner of such Person or duly authorized committee thereof; and (iv) with respect to any other entity, the board of directors or similar body of the general partner or managers of such entity or any duly authorized committee thereof.

 

Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System or any successor thereto.

 

Borrower” as defined in the preamble hereto.

 

Borrower Materials” as defined in Section 10.17.

 

Borrower Representative” means the Parent Borrower or such other Borrower as may be designated as the “Borrower Representative” by the Borrowers from time to time, in each case in its capacity as Borrower Representative pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.16.

 

Borrowing” means any Loans of the same Class and Type of Loan made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

 

Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of determination, the result of (a) 85% of the amount of Eligible Accounts of the Domestic Credit Parties, minus (b) the amount of all Availability Reserves.

 

Business Day” means (i) any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close in New York, New York and (ii) with respect to all notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with any Eurocurrency Rate Loans, the term “Business Day” means any day which is a Business Day described in clause (i) and which is also a day for trading by and between banks in deposits in the applicable currency in the London interbank market.

 

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Capital Expenditures” means with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures by such Person and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (exclusive of (i) expenditures made for Investments permitted in Section 6.3, (ii) expenditures made for Permitted Acquisitions, (iii) interest capitalized during such period to the extent relating to capital expenditures or (iv) expenditures made with the proceeds of any equity securities issued or capital contributions received, or Indebtedness incurred, by the Parent Borrower or any of its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries) that, in each case, in accordance with GAAP, are required to be included as capital expenditures on a consolidated statement of cash flows of such Person.

 

Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person and, for purposes hereof, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that any obligations that would not be accounted for as Capital Lease Obligations under GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date shall not be deemed to be Capital Lease Obligations after the Closing Date as a result of any changes in GAAP or interpretations thereunder or otherwise.

 

Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the definition of “Cash Collateralize” and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

 

Cash Collateral Account” means a blocked account at WFB (or any successor Administrative Agent or another commercial bank selected by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower Representative) in the name of the Administrative Agent and under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, and otherwise established in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit, as applicable, of the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender, the applicable L/C Issuer and the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations, the Swing Line Loans or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of either of the foregoing, cash or deposit account balances or, if the applicable L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender benefitting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, as applicable, the applicable L/C Issuer and/or the Swing Line Lender.

 

Cash Dominion Event” means (a) the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, (b) if Excess Availability for any three (3) consecutive Business Day period is less than 15.0% of the Line Cap at such time, or (c) if maturity date with respect to the indebtedness under the Term Loan Agreement, or any other Material Indebtedness of any Credit Party would occur within the next 120 consecutive days; provided that the occurrence of a Cash Dominion Event pursuant to clause (b) of this definition shall be deemed continuing notwithstanding that Excess Availability may thereafter exceed the amount set forth in clause (b) of this definition unless and until Excess Availability exceeds 15.0% of the Line Cap for at least 30 consecutive days, in which event a Cash Dominion Event pursuant to clause (b) of this definition shall no longer be deemed to be continuing.

 

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Cash Equivalents” means, as at any date of determination, any of the following: (i) marketable securities or any other evidence of Indebtedness (a) issued or directly and unconditionally guaranteed as to interest and principal by the United States Government or (b) issued by any agency of the United States the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case, maturing within one year after such date; (ii) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America, or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case, maturing within one year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s; (iii) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s; (iv) certificates of deposit, Dollar-denominated time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers’ acceptances (or, in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries, the foreign equivalent) maturing within one year after such date and issued or accepted by any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia that (a) is at least “adequately capitalized” (as defined in the regulations of its primary Federal banking regulator) and (b) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) of not less than $500.0 million or Dollar equivalent (or, in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries, any local office of any commercial bank organized under the law of the relevant jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof which has combined capital and surplus and undivided profits in excess of the Dollar equivalent of $500.0 million); (v) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (iv) above; and (vi) shares of any money market mutual fund that (a) has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, (b) has net assets of not less than $250.0 million or Dollar equivalent, and (c) has one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s; provided, that, in the case of any Investment by any Foreign Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, “Cash Equivalents” shall also include: (x) direct obligations of the sovereign nation (or any agency thereof) in which such Foreign Subsidiary is organized and is conducting business or in obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by such sovereign nation (or any agency thereof), in each case, maturing within a year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating equivalent to at least A-2 from S&P and at least P-2 from Moody’s, (y) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (i) through (vi) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies and (z) shares of any money market mutual or similar fund that has substantially all its assets invested continuously in the types of investments otherwise satisfying the requirements of this definition (including this proviso).

 

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Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide to Parent Borrower or any of its subsidiaries cash management services for collections, treasury management services (including controlled disbursement, overdraft, automated clearing house fund transfer services, return items and interstate depository network services), any demand deposit, payroll, trust or operating account relationships, commercial credit cards, merchant card, purchase or debit cards (including the processing of payments and other administrative services with respect thereto), non-card e-payables services, and other cash management services (including electronic funds transfer services, lockbox services, stop payment services, wire transfer services allocation, controlled disbursements, automatic clearing house transactions, return items, netting, overdrafts, depository, information reporting and interstate deposit network services), or other banking products or services as may be requested by the Parent Borrower or any subsidiary (other than letters of credit and other than loans and advances except indebtedness arising from services described in this definition).

 

Cash Management Collateralization” means providing cash collateral (pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent) to be held by Administrative Agent for the benefit of the applicable Lender Counterparty (other than a Lender Counterparty that is party to a Secured Hedge Agreement) in an amount equal to either (x) 103% of the outstanding amount of the then existing Cash Management Obligations or (y) the amount agreed in writing between the Borrower Representative and the provider of any Cash Management Obligations (with a copy of such written agreement provided to the Administrative Agent).

 

Cash Management Obligations” means of any Person means, collectively and without duplication, (x) the obligations of such Person pursuant to any Secured Cash Management Agreement and (y) all amounts that Administrative Agent or any Lender is obligated to pay to a Lender Counterparty as a result of Administrative Agent or such Lender purchasing participations from, or executing guarantees or indemnities or reimbursement obligations to, a Lender Counterparty with respect to Secured Cash Management Agreement provided by such Lender Counterparty to a Credit Party or any of its subsidiaries.

 

Casualty Event” means any settlement of, or payment in respect of, (i) any property or casualty insurance claim or (ii) any seizure, condemnation, confiscation or taking under the power of eminent domain or expropriation of, requisition of title to or use of, or any similar event in respect of, or proceeding relating to, any asset of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the Closing Date, (b) any change in law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Closing Date or (c) compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.16, by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s holding company, if any) with any written request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority, made or issued after the Closing Date; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives under or issued in connection with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all interpretations and applications thereof and any compliance by a Lender with any request or directive relating thereto and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated under or in connection with, all interpretations and applications of, and any compliance by a Lender with any request or directive relating to International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States of America or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law” regardless of the date enacted, adopted, amended or issued, but only to the extent such rules, regulations, or published interpretation, written requests, guidelines or directives are applied to the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in substantially the same manner as applied to other similarly situated borrowers under comparable syndicated credit facilities, including, without limitation, for purposes of Section 2.16.

 

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Change of Control” means the earliest to occur of:

 

(a)     any “Person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) shall become beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the then outstanding voting stock of (i) so long as the Parent Borrower is a wholly owned subsidiary of any Parent Holding Company, the Relevant Parent Entity or (ii) otherwise, the Parent Borrower; or

 

(b)     any “change of control” or similar event under any Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.1, in each case which constitutes Material Indebtedness, shall occur.

 

Charges” as defined in Section 10.9.

 

Class” (a) when used with respect to Lenders, refers to whether such Lenders have Loans or Commitments with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers Revolving Commitments and (c) when used with respect to Loans, refers to Revolving Loans. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes.

 

Closing Date” means first date on which all of the conditions set forth in Section 3.1 are satisfied or waived.

 

Collateral” means all of the property and assets of the Credit Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is purported to be granted by any Collateral Document.

 

Collateral Agent” as defined in the preamble hereto.

 

Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means the requirement that:

 

(a)     on the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received from each Credit Party, a counterpart of the Pledge and Security Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Credit Party;

 

(b)     on the Closing Date, (i) the Administrative Agent shall have received subject to the exceptions (if any) set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement, a pledge of all the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each wholly owned direct subsidiary (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) of each Borrower and each Guarantor and (ii) the Administrative Agent (or a designated bailee thereof) shall have received all certificates or other instruments (if any) representing such Equity Interests, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;

 

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(c)     (i) on the Closing Date, all Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and each subsidiary of the Parent Borrower having, in the case of each instance of Indebtedness, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million (other than (A) intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries or (B) to the extent that a pledge of such promissory note or instrument would violate applicable law) that is owing to any Credit Party shall be evidenced by a promissory note or an instrument and shall have been pledged pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement (or other applicable Collateral Document as reasonably required by the Administrative Agent); and (ii) the Administrative Agent (or a designated bailee thereof) shall have received all such promissory notes or instruments, together with note powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank; provided that if any such promissory notes, instruments, note powers or other instruments of transfer (collectively, the “Debt Transfer Documents”) cannot be provided on the Closing Date after the Parent Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so and without undue burden or expense to the Parent Borrower, then such Debt Transfer Documents shall not be required to be delivered until the 90th day following the Closing Date (or on such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree to in its reasonable discretion);

 

(d)     in the case of any Person that becomes or is required to become a Credit Party after the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a Joinder Agreement and supplements to the Pledge and Security Agreement and the other applicable Credit Documents, in each case, substantially in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Credit Party and in accordance with Section 5.11;

 

(e)     after the Closing Date, subject to the exceptions set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement, (i) all the outstanding Equity Interests of (A) any Person that becomes a Credit Party after the Closing Date and (B) subject to Section 5.11(c), all the Equity Interests that are acquired by a Credit Party after the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement; provided that in no event shall any Credit Party be required to pledge (x) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any class of Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary (including any FSHCO); and (ii) the Administrative Agent (or a designated bailee thereof) shall have received all certificates or other instruments (if any) representing such Equity Interests, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank, to the extent required by the Pledge and Security Agreement;

 

(f)      except as otherwise contemplated by the Collateral Documents, all documents and instruments, including UCC financing statements, filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, filings with the United States Copyright Office, and all other instruments reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered, recorded or delivered to create the Liens intended to be created by the Collateral Documents (in each case, including any supplements thereto) and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Collateral Documents, shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent (or a designated bailee thereof) for filing, registration or the recording concurrently with, or promptly following, the execution and delivery of each such Collateral Document;

 

(g)     except as otherwise contemplated by any Collateral Document, each Credit Party shall have obtained all consents and approvals required to be obtained by it in connection with (i) the execution and delivery of all Collateral Documents (or supplements thereto) to which it is a party and the granting by it of the Liens thereunder and (ii) the performance of its obligations thereunder;

 

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(h)     after the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) such other Collateral Documents as may be required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.11 and (ii) upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, evidence of compliance with any other requirements of Section 5.11; and

 

(i)      within 90 days of the Closing Date (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), the Credit Parties shall deliver Blocked Account Agreements covering the Credit Parties’ deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodities accounts (other than (x) Excluded Accounts and (y) solely to the extent that such accounts would qualify as Excluded Accounts pursuant to clause (D) of such definition but for the fact that such accounts are maintained at WFB, such accounts maintained at WFB).

 

The foregoing definition shall not require, and the Credit Documents shall not contain any requirements as to, the creation or perfection of pledges of or security interests in, mortgages on, or the obtaining of title insurance, surveys, abstracts or appraisals or taking other actions with respect to, any Excluded Property. The Collateral Agent may grant extensions of time for the perfection of security interests in or the delivery of the mortgages and the obtaining of title insurance, surveys, abstracts and appraisals with respect to particular assets and the delivery of assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Credit Parties on such date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower Representative, that perfection cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the Collateral Documents.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Credit Documents, there shall be no requirement for (and no Default or Event of Default under the Credit Documents shall arise out of the lack of) (a) [reserved], (b) notices to account debtors or other contractual third parties prior to the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, (c) perfection (except to the extent perfected through the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements) with respect to letter of credit rights and immaterial intercompany notes or (d) actions required by the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction in order to create any security interests in any assets or to perfect such security interests (including any intellectual property registered in any non-U.S. jurisdiction) (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction).

 

In addition, the Borrower Representative may cause any Restricted Subsidiary that is not otherwise required to be a Guarantor to guarantee the Obligations pursuant to the Guaranty and otherwise satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, in which case such Restricted Subsidiary shall be treated as a Guarantor under this Agreement and every other Credit Document for all purposes.

 

Collateral Documents” means the Pledge and Security Agreement, any mortgages, and all other instruments, documents and agreements delivered by or on behalf of any Credit Party pursuant to Section 5.11 that creates or purports to create, in favor of, Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a Lien on any property of that Credit Party as security for the Obligations, in each case, as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Commitment” means, as to any Lender, such Lender’s Revolving Commitment.

 

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

 

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C or another form as may be agreed by the Borrower Representative and Administrative Agent from time to time.

 

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Parent Borrower:

 

(a)          increased, in each case (other than with respect to clause (xi)) to the extent deducted (and not added back) in Consolidated Net Income, and in each case, without duplication with any other item described in this clause (a) or any item excluded pursuant to the definition of Consolidated Net Income, by:

 

(i)            provision for Taxes based on income or profits or capital, including state, provincial, franchise, excise and similar Taxes and foreign withholding Taxes of such Person paid or accrued, including any penalties and interest relating to any Tax examinations; plus

 

(ii)           Consolidated Interest Expense for such period; plus

 

(iii)          depreciation and amortization expense of such Person for such period; plus

 

(iv)          extraordinary, non-recurring, unusual or exceptional losses, charges and expenses; plus

 

(v)           losses, charges and expenses relating to the Transactions regardless of when paid (including, without limitation, any financial advisory fees, filing fees, accounting fees, legal fees and other similar advisory and consulting fees and related out-of-pocket expenses and other fees, discounts and commissions, including with regard to arranging or syndication); plus

 

(vi)          (A) actual expenses, costs and charges related to business optimization, relocation or integration; (B) actual expenses, costs and charges related to Permitted Acquisitions after the Closing Date and (C) severance and other restructuring charges actually incurred; plus

 

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(vii)        losses, charges and expenses relating to asset dispositions or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business (in each case whether or not consummated), as determined in good faith by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative; plus

 

(viii)       losses, charges and expenses attributable to disposed or discontinued operations and losses, charges and expenses related to the disposal of disposed, abandoned, closed or discontinued operations; plus

 

(ix)          losses, charges and expenses attributable to the early extinguishment or conversion of Indebtedness, Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments (including deferred financing expenses written off and premiums paid); plus

 

(x)           charges, expenses and fees incurred, including financial advisory, accounting, auditor, legal and other consulting and advisory fees and any or other filing fees and expenses, or any amortization thereof, in connection with any equity offering, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, investment, recapitalization, asset disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (including deferred financing expenses), refinancing transaction, restructuring or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (in each case, including any such transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date and any transaction undertaken but not completed) and any non-recurring charges and expenses (including non-recurring merger or amalgamation expenses) incurred as a result of any such transaction; plus

 

(xi)          the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies projected by the Borrower Representative in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions (including, in connection with, mergers and other business combinations, acquisitions, divestitures, and other transactions (including transactions described in clause (x) above)) taken or expected to be taken prior to or during such period (which “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies shall be subject only to certification by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative and shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings, reductions or synergies had been realized on the first day of the relevant period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (A) such cost savings, reductions or synergies are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (B) (x) in the case of mergers and other business combinations, acquisitions and divestitures are expected to be realized (in the good faith determination of the Borrower Representative) within six fiscal quarters after the date of such action and (y) in other cases are expected to be realized within 18 months of the date of determination to take such action and (C) the aggregate amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies included in Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to this paragraph (xi) during any Test Period shall not exceed 25.0% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such Test Period, calculated after giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to this paragraph (xi); plus

 

(xii)         net unrealized losses on Hedge Agreements and non-controlling interests; plus

 

(xiii)        any other non-cash losses, charges and expenses, including any write offs or write downs, reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period;

 

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(b)       decreased (in each case to the extent added in Consolidated Net Income), by (without duplication):

 

(i)       net unrealized gains on Hedge Agreements and non-controlling interests; plus

 

(ii)       gains relating to asset dispositions or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business; plus

 

(iii)       cash payments during such period on account of accruals on or reserves added to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to clause (a) above; plus

 

(iv)       non-cash gains, excluding any non-cash gains that represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges that were deducted (and not added back) in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for any prior period.

 

Consolidated Current Assets” means, as at any date of determination, the total assets of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current assets in conformity with GAAP, excluding cash and Cash Equivalents, as of the most recent date for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Parent Borrower.

 

Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, with respect to the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all liabilities that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as current liabilities at such date of determination, other than (a) the current portion of any Indebtedness, (b) accruals of Consolidated Interest Expense (excluding Consolidated Interest Expense that is due and unpaid), (c) accruals for current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, (d) accruals, if any, of transaction costs resulting from the Transactions, (e) accruals of any costs or expenses related to (i) severance or termination of employees prior to the Closing Date or (ii) bonuses, pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations, and (f) accruals for add-backs to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA included in clauses (a)(v), (a)(vi), (a)(xi) and (a)(xii) of the definition thereof, as of the most recent date for which for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Parent Borrower.

 

Consolidated Cash Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, an amount equal to:

 

(a)       interest expense (accrued and paid or payable in cash for such period, and in any event excluding any amortization or write off of financing costs) on Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries for such period minus

 

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(b)       interest income (accrued and received or receivable in cash for such period) of the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

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

 

(1)       the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income, as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, including, without limitation: (a) any amortization of Indebtedness discount; (b) the net payments (less net payments received) under any Hedge Agreement in respect of interest rate protection (including any amortization of discounts, but excluding mark to market movements in the valuation of obligations pursuant to any Hedge Agreement); (c) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation; (d) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances; and (e) all accrued interest;

 

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

 

(3)        all capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period.

 

Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period; provided that, without duplication:

 

(a)       the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles shall be excluded;

 

(b)       the net after-Tax effect of extraordinary, non-recurring, unusual or exceptional gains, losses, charges and expenses, including any relating to or arising in connection with claims or litigation (including legal fees, settlements, judgments and awards), shall be excluded;

 

(c)       the net after-Tax effect of gains, losses, charges and expenses attributable to asset dispositions or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative, shall be excluded;

 

(d)       the net after-Tax effect of gains, losses, charges and expenses attributable to disposed, discontinued, closed or abandoned operations and any net after-Tax gains, losses, charges and expenses related to the disposal of disposed, abandoned, closed or discontinued operations shall be excluded;

 

(e)       the net after-tax effect of gains, losses, charges and expenses attributable to the early extinguishment or conversion of Indebtedness, Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments (including deferred financing expenses written off and premiums paid) shall be excluded;

 

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(f)       the net income for such period of any Person that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid to the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof in such period in cash;

 

(g)       the effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in any line item in such Person’s consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in connection with any acquisition or any joint venture investments or the amortization or write off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded;

 

(h)       impairment and amortization charges, asset write offs and write downs, including impairment and amortization charges, asset write offs and write downs related to goodwill, intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded;

 

(i)       non-cash compensation charges and expenses, including any such charges and expenses arising from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, phantom equity, stock options, restricted stock, deferred stock or other rights or equity incentive programs and non-cash deemed finance charges in respect of any pension liabilities or other provisions shall be excluded;

 

(j)       (i) charges and expenses pursuant to any management equity plan, long-term incentive plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, any stock subscription or shareholder agreement and (ii) charges, expenses, accruals and reserves in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests held by management of the Parent Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, to the extent that (in the case of any cash charges and expenses) such charges, expenses, accruals and reserves are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Parent Borrower or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Parent Borrower shall be excluded;

 

(k)       any non-cash loss, charge or expense relating to the incurrence of obligations in respect of an “earn out” or other similar contingent obligations shall be excluded, but only for so long as such loss, charge or expense remains a non-cash contingent obligation;

 

(l)       to the extent covered by insurance (including business interruption insurance) and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower Representative has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that (i) such coverage is not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnifying party in writing within 270 days and (ii) such amount is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days), losses, charges, expenses, accruals and reserves with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be excluded;

 

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(m)       (i) non-cash or unrealized gains or losses in respect of obligations under Hedge Agreements or any ineffectiveness recognized in earnings related to qualifying hedge transactions or the fair value of changes therein recognized in earnings for derivatives that do not qualify as hedge transactions, in each case, in respect of obligations under Hedge Agreements, and (ii) gains or losses resulting from currency translation gains or losses related to currency re-measurements of Indebtedness (including gains or losses resulting from (x) Hedge Agreements for currency exchange risk and (y) intercompany Indebtedness) and all other foreign currency translation gains or losses to the extent such gains or losses are non-cash items shall be excluded;

 

(n)       non-cash interest charges on defined benefit, defined contribution or other pension plans shall be excluded; and

 

(o)       any expenses or charges to the extent paid by a third party that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on behalf of the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (and not required to be reimbursed), and any gain resulting from such payment, shall be excluded.

 

Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination and on a Pro Forma Basis for any acquisition or disposition or other Specified Transaction that has been consummated on or prior to the date of determination, the total amount of all assets of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as of the most recent date for which for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Parent Borrower.

 

Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date and determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consisting of the types of Indebtedness set forth in clauses (a), (b), (d), (f), (h) (to the extent of unreimbursed amounts under Letters of Credit) and (i) of the definition of “Indebtedness” and all guarantees by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness described in the foregoing clauses of others; provided that, Consolidated Total Debt shall not include (i) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, except to the extent of drawn and unreimbursed amounts thereunder and (ii) obligations under Hedge Agreements.

 

Consolidated Working Capital” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Consolidated Current Assets at such date of determination minus Consolidated Current Liabilities at such date of determination; provided that, increases or decreases in Consolidated Working Capital shall be calculated without regard to 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 non-current, (ii) the effects of purchase accounting; (iii) any changes in fair value of derivative instruments, to the extent those changes are excluded from Consolidated Net Income due to hedge accounting treatment of derivative instruments; or (iv) any acquisitions permitted pursuant to the terms hereof, of an operating or geographical unit of a business or Persons by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period.

 

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continuing” means, with respect to any default or event of default, that such default or event of default has not been cured or waived.

 

Contributing Guarantors” as defined in Section 7.2.

 

Conversion/Continuation Date” means the effective date of a continuation or conversion, as the case may be, as set forth in the applicable Conversion/Continuation Notice.

 

Conversion/Continuation Notice” means a Conversion/Continuation Notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A.

 

Covered Entity” means any of the following:

 

(a)       a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

 

(b)       a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

 

(c)       a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

 

Covered Party” as defined in Section 10.22.

 

COVID-19” means the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19 virus (SARS-COV-2 and all related strains and sequences) or mutation (or antigenic shift or drift) thereof or a disease or public health emergency resulting therefrom.

 

Credit Date” means the date of a Credit Extension.

 

Credit Document” means any of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents, the Intra-Group Subordination Agreement, and any Intercreditor Agreement (on and after the execution thereof), each as amended, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Credit Extension” means, as to any Lender, the making of a Revolving Loan or a Swing Line Loan (other than the initial extension of credit thereunder), and with respect to an L/C Issuer, the issuance or extension of a Letter of Credit.

 

Credit Parties” means the Borrowers and the Guarantors; each, individually, a “Credit Party”.

 

Cure Notice” as defined in Section 8.2.

 

DDA” means any Deposit Account maintained by the Parent Borrower or any Credit Party (other than Excluded Accounts) into which the proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral are deposited or are expected to be deposited. All funds in any DDA shall be conclusively presumed to be Collateral and proceeds of Collateral and the Agents and the Lenders shall have no duty to inquire as to the source of the amounts on deposit in such DDA, subject to the Collateral Documents and the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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Debt Service Charges” means for any period, the sum of (a) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense plus (b) scheduled principal payments required to be made (after giving effect to any prepayments paid in cash that reduce the amount of such required payments) on account of Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries of the type permitted by Sections 6.1(c), 6.1(d) and 6.1(y) hereof including the full amount of any non-recourse Indebtedness (excluding, in each case, principal payments of the obligations hereunder, payments to reimburse any drawings under any commercial letters of credit, and any payments on Indebtedness required to be made on the final maturity date thereof, but including Capital Lease Obligations) for such period plus (c) scheduled mandatory payments on account of Disqualified Stock of the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (whether in the nature of dividends, redemption, repurchase or otherwise) required to be made during such period, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

Debt Transfer Documents” as defined in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”.

 

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

 

Default” means a condition or event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (a) with respect to the amount of any principal or interest of any Loan not paid when due, the interest rate (including any Applicable Margin) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2.0% per annum or (b) with respect to all other overdue amounts, the Base Rate, plus the Applicable Margin applicable to Revolving Loans which are Base Rate Loans, plus 2.0% per annum.

 

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

 

Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.19, any Lender whose acts or failure to act, whether directly or indirectly, cause it to meet any part of the definition of “Lender Default”.

 

Defaulting Lender Rate” means (a) for the first three days from and after the date the relevant payment is due, the Base Rate, and (b) thereafter, the interest rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans (inclusive of the Applicable Margin applicable thereto).

 

Deposit Account” means any deposit account (as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC).

 

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Designated Cash Management Agreement” means a Cash Management Agreements that is a Secured Cash Management Agreement and has been designated as a “Designated Cash Management Agreement” by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 10.24.

 

Designated Cash Management Reserves” means such reserves as may be established or modified by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 10.24 with respect to anticipated monetary obligations under Designated Cash Management Agreements owing to any Lender Counterparty in the amount specified by the Borrower Representative in writing to the Administrative Agent in a notice delivered pursuant to Section 10.24, which amount shall, subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 10.24, be increased or decreased with respect to any existing Designated Cash Management Agreement at any time upon further written notice by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the last sentence of Section 10.24.

 

Designated Event of Default” means any Event of Default under Section 8.1(b), Section 8.1(c), Section 8.1(g) or Section 8.1(h).

 

Designated Hedging Agreement” means a Hedge Agreements that is a Secured Hedge Agreement and has been designated as a “Designated Hedging Agreement” by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 10.24.

 

Designated Hedging Reserves” means such reserves as may be established or modified by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 10.24 with respect to anticipated monetary obligations under Designated Hedging Agreements owing to any Lender Counterparty in the amount specified by the Borrower Representative in writing to the Administrative Agent in a notice delivered pursuant to Section 10.24, which amount shall, subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 10.24, be increased or decreased with respect to any existing Designated Hedging Agreement at any time upon further written notice by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the last sentence of Section 10.24.

 

Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative on the date a legally binding commitment for the relevant disposition (or, if later, for the payment of such item) was entered into) of non-cash consideration received by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an asset disposition that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent payment, redemption, retirement, sale or other disposition of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

 

Designated Transaction” means (a) any Permitted Acquisition, (b) any Investment permitted pursuant to Section 6.3(m), (c) any disposition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or transfer permitted pursuant to Section 6.4(p), (d) any Restricted Payment permitted pursuant to Section 6.5(i) and (e) any voluntary prepayment or other distribution of or in respect of Junior Financing permitted pursuant to Section 6.8(a)(1)(f).

 

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Dilution” means as of any date of determination, a percentage, based upon the experience of the immediately prior 3 months, that is the result of dividing the Dollar amount of (a) bad debt write-downs, discounts, chargebacks, advertising allowances, credits, or other dilutive items with respect to the Domestic Credit Parties’ Accounts during such period, by (b) the Domestic Credit Parties’ billings with respect to Accounts during such period.

 

Dilution Reserve” means, as of any date of determination, an amount sufficient to reduce the advance rate against Eligible Accounts by the extent to which Dilution is in excess of 5.0%.

 

Disinterested Directors” means, with respect to any transaction that is subject to the requirements of Section 6.6, one or more members of the Board of Directors of the Parent Borrower, or one or more members of the Board of Directors of a Parent Holding Company, having no material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction. A member of any such Board of Directors shall not be deemed to have such a financial interest by reason of such member’s holding capital stock of the Parent Borrower or any Parent Holding Company or any options, warrants or other rights in respect of such capital stock.

 

Disqualified Lenders” means (i) certain banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders that have been specified to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower Representative in writing at any time prior to December 7, 2020, (ii) any of the Parent Borrower’s competitors that have been specified to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower Representative in writing at any time and from time to time and (iii) in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), any of their respective affiliates (other than any bona fide debt funds) that are either (x) identified in writing by the Borrower Representative from time to time or (y) clearly identifiable on the basis of such affiliate’s name.

 

Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interests of such Person that, by their terms (or by the terms of any security into which such Equity Interests are convertible or for which such Equity Interests are redeemable or exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a) mature or are mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b) are convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock, or (c) are redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, in each case prior to 91 days following the Maturity Date at the time of issuance of such Equity Interests; provided, however, that only the portion of the Equity Interests that so mature or are mandatorily redeemable, are so convertible or exchangeable or are so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided further, however, that if such Equity Interests are issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Parent Borrower or its subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Parent Borrower in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability; provided further, however, that any class of Equity Interests of such Person that by its terms authorizes such Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Stock.

 

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Distress Event” means, with respect to any Person (a “Distressed Person”), a voluntary or involuntary case filed with respect to such Distressed Person, under any debt relief law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official being appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Distressed Person being subject to a forced liquidation, or such Distressed Person making a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or being otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that a Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interests in any Person or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Person by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof.

 

Distressed Person” as defined in the definition of “Distress Event”.

 

Drawing Document” means any Letter of Credit or other document presented for purposes of drawing under any Letter of Credit, including by electronic transmission such as SWIFT, electronic mail, facsimile or computer generated communication.

 

Dollars” and the sign “$” mean the lawful money of the United States of America.

 

Domestic Credit Party” means any Credit Party that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

Early Opt-in Election” means the occurrence of:

 

(a) (i) a determination by Administrative Agent upon consultation with the Borrower Representative or (ii) a notification by the Requisite Lenders to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower Representative) that United States dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities being executed at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in Section 2.15(c) are being executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace Adjusted LIBOR, and

 

(b) (i) the election by Administrative Agent upon consultation with the Borrower Representative or (ii) the election by the Requisite Lenders to declare that an Early Opt-in Election has occurred and the provision by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Borrower Representative and the Lenders or by Requisite Lenders of written notice of such election to the Administrative Agent.

 

EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

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EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

 

EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

 

Eligible Accounts” means those Accounts created by the Domestic Credit Parties in the ordinary course of its business, arising out of its sale of goods or rendition of services, that comply in all material respects with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Accounts made in the Credit Documents, and that are not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below. In determining the amount to be included, Eligible Accounts shall be calculated net of customer deposits, unapplied cash, taxes, finance charges, services charges, warranty claims, chargebacks, returns, discounts, credits, allowances and rebates. Eligible Accounts shall not include the following:

 

(a)                Accounts that the Account Debtor has failed to pay within 120 days from the original invoice date,

 

(b)               Accounts owed by an Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) where 50% or more of the total amount of all Accounts owed by that Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) are deemed ineligible under clause (a) above,

 

(c)               Without duplication, the amount of any credit balances greater than 120 days past their original invoice date with respect to any Account,

 

(d)               Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is (i) an Affiliate of any Credit Party or (ii) an employee or agent of any Credit Party or any Affiliate of a Credit Party (other than any agent engaged in the ordinary course of business of selling the goods or services of any Credit Party, so long as the arrangements between such agent and any Credit Party are on an arms’ length basis and a Credit Party is responsible for billing and collecting the applicable Accounts),

 

(e)               Accounts arising in a transaction wherein goods are placed on consignment and the consigned goods relating to such Account have not yet been sold by the consignee, or Accounts arising in a transaction wherein goods are sold pursuant to a guaranteed sale, a sale or return, a sale on approval, a bill and hold (to the extent it remains unpaid), or any other terms by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor may be conditional,

 

(f)                Accounts that are not payable in Dollars,

 

(g)               Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a Person other than a Governmental Authority unless: (i) the Account Debtor (A) is a natural person with a billing address in the United States, (B) maintains its Chief Executive Office in the United States, or (C) is organized under the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof; or (ii) (A) the Account is supported by an irrevocable letter of credit satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion (as to form, substance, and issuer or domestic confirming bank), that has been delivered to the Administrative Agent and is directly drawable by the Administrative Agent, or (B) the Account is covered by credit insurance in form, substance, and amount, and by an insurer, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion,

 

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(h)               Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is (x) the government of any country or sovereign state other than the United States, (y) any state, municipality, or other political subdivision of the United States, or (z) any department, agency, public corporation, or other instrumentality of the United States or any entity described in the immediately preceding clause (x), unless, with respect to any Account Debtor described in this clause (h), (i) the Account is supported by an irrevocable letter of credit satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion (as to form, substance, and issuer or domestic confirming bank) that has been delivered to the Administrative Agent and is directly drawable by the Administrative Agent, or (ii) the Account is covered by credit insurance in form, substance, and amount, and by an insurer, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion,

 

(i)                 Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is the federal government of the United States or any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States (exclusive, however, of Accounts with respect to which the applicable Domestic Credit Party has complied, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent, with the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 (31 USC Section 3727)),

 

(j)                 Accounts (i) with respect to which the Account Debtor is a creditor of any Credit Party, has or has asserted a right of setoff, or has disputed its obligation to pay all or any portion of the Account, to the extent (including with respect to rebates or chargebacks) of such claim, right of setoff, or dispute,

 

(k)               Accounts with respect to an Account Debtor whose total obligations owing to the Credit Parties exceed 15% (which amount may be increased to (x) 50% in the case of an Account Debtor that is a Material Customer (so long as such Material Customer shall maintain at such time an Investment Grade Rating and which shall be specified in the applicable Borrowing Base Certificate) and (y) 80% in the case of not more than two Account Debtors that are Material Customers (so long as each such Material Customer shall maintain at such time an Investment Grade Rating and which shall be specified in the applicable Borrowing Base Certificate), in the aggregate for such two Material Customers) to the extent of the obligations owing by such Account Debtor in excess of such percentages; provided, however, that the amount of Eligible Accounts that are excluded because they exceed the foregoing percentages shall be determined by the Administrative Agent based on all of the otherwise Eligible Accounts prior to giving effect to any eliminations based upon the foregoing concentration limit,

 

(l)                 Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is insolvent, is subject to an insolvency proceeding, has gone out of or ceased doing business, or as to which any Domestic Credit Party has received notice of an imminent insolvency proceeding unless such Account is supported by a letter of credit satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, in its Permitted Discretion (as to form, substance (including without limitation the face amount thereof), and issuer or domestic confirming bank), that has been delivered to the Administrative Agent and is directly drawable by the Administrative Agent,

 

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(m)             Accounts that (x) are not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the relevant Collateral Document (as and to the extent provided therein (it being agreed that in no event shall any Excluded Property be deemed to be Eligible Accounts hereunder)) or (y) are not ABL Priority Collateral,

 

(n)               Accounts with respect to which (i) the goods giving rise to such Account have not been shipped and billed to the Account Debtor, (ii) the services giving rise to such Account have not been performed and billed to the Account Debtor or (iii) the goods or products giving rise to such Account are (A) subject to recall by the FDA or other governmental agency or (B) the subject of an enforcement action against any Credit Party or any supplier of a Credit Party by the FDA or any other governmental agency that causes any Credit Party or such supplier to recall, withdraw, remove or discontinue the marketing of such goods or products,

 

(o)               Accounts, the collection of which the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, believes to be doubtful, including by reason of the Account Debtor’s financial condition,

 

(p)               Accounts (i) that represent the right to receive progress payments or other advance billings that are due prior to the completion of performance by the applicable Domestic Credit Party of the subject contract for goods or services or (ii) that represent credit card sales,

 

(q)               Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a Prohibited Person or Sanctioned Jurisdiction,

 

(r)                [Reserved],

 

(s)                Accounts owned by a target acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or an Investment permitted by Section 6.3, or Accounts owned by a Person that is joined to this Agreement as a Parent Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the provisions hereof until the completion of a field examination with respect to such Accounts, in each case, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent will use commercially reasonable efforts to complete such field examination as soon as practicable), or

 

(t)                 Accounts that are sold or pledged.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion, on not less than 10 Business Days’ prior notice to the Borrower Representative, change the criteria for Eligible Accounts based on: (i) an event, condition or other circumstance arising after the Closing Date, (ii) an event, condition or other circumstance existing on the Closing Date to the extent the Administrative Agent had no knowledge thereof on or prior to the Closing Date (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any event, condition or other circumstance related to COVID-19 and the impacts related thereto which occur on or after the Closing Date), in either case under clause (i) or (ii), which adversely affects, or would reasonably be expected to adversely affect, Eligible Accounts as determined by the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion or (iii) the result of a field examination performed by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent (which field examination shall be subject to the terms of Section 5.7). Any such change in criteria shall have a reasonable relationship to the event, condition or other circumstance that is the basis for such change. Upon delivery of the notice of such change pursuant to the foregoing sentence, the Administrative Agent shall be available to discuss the proposed change, and the Parent Borrower may take such action as may be required so that the event, condition or circumstance that is the basis for such change no longer exists, in a manner and to the extent reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion. Any Accounts of the Credit Parties that are not Eligible Accounts shall nevertheless be part of the Collateral as and to the extent provided in the Collateral Documents.

 

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Eligible Assignee” means any Person other than a natural Person that is (i) a Lender, an affiliate of any Lender or an Approved Fund (any two or more Approved Funds being treated as a single Eligible Assignee for all purposes hereof), or (ii) a commercial bank, insurance company, investment or mutual fund or other entity that is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) and which extends credit or buys loans in the ordinary course of business; provided, no (a) Defaulting Lender, Credit Party or Affiliate of a Credit Party shall be an Eligible Assignee and (b) Disqualified Lender shall be an Eligible Assignee (except assignments pursuant to Section 10.4(i)).

 

Employee Benefit Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA) which is or was sponsored, maintained or contributed to by, or required to be contributed by, the Parent Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates.

 

Enhanced Reporting Event” means the determination by the Administrative Agent that Borrowers have Excess Availability for three consecutive Business Days of less than 15.0% the of the Line Cap; provided that the occurrence of an Enhanced Reporting Event shall be deemed continuing notwithstanding that the Borrowers’ Excess Availability may thereafter exceed the amount set forth above in this definition unless and until the Borrowers’ Excess Availability exceeds 15.0% of the Line Cap for at least 30 consecutive days, in which event an Enhanced Reporting Event shall no longer be deemed to be continuing.

 

Environmental Claim” means any notice of violation, claim, action, suit, proceeding, demand, abatement order or other order (conditional or otherwise), by any Governmental Authority or any other Person, arising (i) pursuant to or in connection with any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law; (ii) in connection with any Hazardous Materials Activity; or (iii) in connection with any actual or alleged environmental damage, injury or harm.

 

Environmental Laws” means any and all current or future foreign or domestic, federal, provincial or state (or any subdivision of any of them) laws, statutes, ordinances, orders, rules, or regulations relating to (i) environmental matters, including those relating to any Hazardous Materials Activity; (ii) the generation, use, storage, transportation or disposal of Hazardous Materials; or (iii) the protection of human, plant or animal health from exposure to any Hazardous Materials, in any manner applicable to the Parent Borrower or any of its subsidiaries.

 

Equity Interests” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing (in each case, other than debt securities convertible into the foregoing, and royalties).

 

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ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

 

ERISA Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, (i) any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person is a member; (ii) any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person is a member; and (iii) any member of an affiliated service group within the meaning of Section 414(m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person, any corporation described in clause (i) above or any trade or business described in clause (ii) above is a member.

 

ERISA Event” means (i) a “reportable event” within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder with respect to any Pension Plan (excluding those for which the provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC has been waived by regulation); (ii) the failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Sections 412 and 430 of the Internal Revenue Code and Sections 302 and 303 of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (whether or not waived in accordance with Section 412(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 302(c) of ERISA) or the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (iii) the provision by the administrator of any Pension Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate such plan in a distress termination described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (iv) the withdrawal by the Parent Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from any Pension Plan with two or more contributing sponsors or the termination of any such Pension Plan resulting in liability to the Parent Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA; (v) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan, or the occurrence of any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (vi) the imposition of liability on the Parent Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4062(e) or 4069 of ERISA or by reason of the application of Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (vii) the withdrawal of the Parent Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan if there is any potential liability therefore, or the receipt by the Parent Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of notice from any Multiemployer Plan that it is in reorganization or insolvency pursuant to Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA, or that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A or 4042 of ERISA; (viii) receipt from the Internal Revenue Service of written notice of the failure of any Pension Plan (or any other Employee Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code) to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the failure of any trust forming part of any Pension Plan to qualify for exemption from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; (ix) the imposition of a lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA or a violation of Section 436 of the Internal Revenue Code; or (x) any event with respect to any Non-U.S. Plan which is similar to any event described in any of subsections (i) through (ix) hereof.

 

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EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

 

Eurocurrency Rate Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBOR.

 

Event of Default” means each of the conditions or events set forth in Section 8.1; provided that any requirement for the giving notice, the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition, has been satisfied.

 

Excess Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the result of (a) Availability as of such date minus (b) the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments as of such date.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

 

Excluded Accounts” as defined in the definition of “Excluded Property”.

 

Excluded Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness not incurred in violation of Section 6.1.

 

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Excluded Property” means (a) (1) all owned real property interests; and (2) all leasehold interests (it is understood that there shall be no requirement to obtain landlord waivers, estoppels or collateral access agreements or acknowledgements, bailee waivers and similar letters), (b) motor vehicles, rolling stock and other assets subject to certificates of title (unless otherwise capable of perfection by registration under the UCC), letter of credit rights with an individual face amount not exceeding $5,000,000 (except to the extent constituting a support obligation for other Collateral as to which perfection of the security interest in such other Collateral is accomplished solely by the filing of a UCC financing statement) and commercial tort claims below $5,000,000, (c) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, Capital Lease Obligation or similar arrangements permitted hereunder, the property subject thereto, any insurance in respect thereof, any management or operating agreement with respect thereto and deposits made in respect thereof and all rights in relation to any of the foregoing, in each case, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement, purchase money, capital lease or a similar arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than a Credit Party) (d) (1) Equity Interests which constitute Margin Stock, (2) [reserved] and (3) Equity Interests in any Person other than wholly owned subsidiaries to the extent the granting of a security interest is not permitted by law or the terms of such subsidiary’s organizational, shareholders, acquisition, joint venture or governance documents (including as a result of minority ownership) or would trigger termination pursuant to any “change of control” or similar provision, (e) pledges and security interests (including in respect of interests in partnerships, joint ventures and other non-wholly owned entities) to the extent prohibited by law or prohibited by agreements containing anti assignment clauses not overridden by the UCC or other applicable law, (f) foreign intellectual property, (g) assets to the extent a security interest in such assets would result in material adverse tax consequences to any Credit Party (as reasonably determined by the Borrower Representative), (h) Deposit Accounts, securities accounts, commodities accounts, futures accounts and other similar accounts of the Credit Parties (A) for the sole purpose of funding (1) payroll, healthcare and other employee wage and benefit accounts, (2) tax accounts (including without limitation, sales tax accounts), (3) escrow, defeasance, discharge and redemption accounts and (4) fiduciary and trust accounts, and, in the case of sub-clauses (1) through (4), the funds or other property held in or maintained in any such account, (B) that are zero-balance accounts, (C) that are accounts in jurisdictions other than in the jurisdiction of organization of the applicable granting Credit Party, the United States or any state thereof, and (D) that are accounts other than those described in the preceding clauses (A) through (C) and other than those account maintained at WFB, with respect to which the average daily balance of the funds maintained therein does not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate (the foregoing accounts described in this clause (h), the “Excluded Accounts”), (i) intellectual property specifically requiring a filing in a jurisdiction outside of the United States and “intent-to-use” trademark applications to the extent and during the period in which the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark applications or resulting registrations under applicable federal law, including prior to the filing and acceptance by the United States Patent and Trademark Office of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, (j) assets in circumstances where the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative reasonably determine in good faith that the cost, burden or consequences of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the practical benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby and (k) the Parent Borrower’s or its subsidiaries’ rights in relation to aircraft and airframes, including rights under any lease, sublease, charter, management, operating, crew, service, repair, maintenance, storage or other agreement relating to the aircraft, rights in the aircraft and any parts, accessions and accessories thereto, rights under insurance policies and security deposits and rights in income derived from and proceeds of any of the foregoing, in the ordinary course; provided that clauses (c), (d), (e) and (f) shall not include (x) items to the extent the prohibition or restriction on the assignment or pledge thereof under the Collateral Documents is ineffective under Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408, or 9-409 of the UCC, any other applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law or (y) proceeds from the sale, license, lease or other disposition and receivables of the assets referred to in such clause (including Accounts and other monies due or to become due under or in connection therewith), the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408, or 9-409 of the UCC, any other applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition.

 

Excluded Subsidiary” means any Immaterial Subsidiary, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any subsidiary that provides a guaranty of payment of or is a borrower or obligor in respect of any Term Loan Credit Document shall not be an Excluded Subsidiary.

 

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Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a 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), after giving effect to any applicable guarantee or keepwell, support or other agreement, by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guaranty of such Guarantor or the grant of such 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 which such guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal.

 

Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of a Credit Party hereunder, the following Taxes:

 

(a)     any Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income (however denominated), net profits, net gains or franchise Taxes that (x) are imposed by the country in which the applicable recipient is legally organized or any political subdivision thereof, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, in each case including any political subdivision thereof or (y) that are Other Connection Taxes,

 

(b)     any branch profits Taxes or any similar Tax (i) imposed by the United States of America, (ii) imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a) above or (iii) that is an Other Connection Tax,

 

(c)     any withholding Tax that is attributable to the Administrative Agent’s or a Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(c),

 

(d)     any withholding Tax imposed by the United States on amounts payable by a Credit Party (or the Administrative Agent) in the case of a Lender, to the applicable lending office of such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrowers under Section 2.18(b)) or designates a new lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changes its lending office and, in the case of the Administrative Agent, to the Administrative Agent at the time it becomes a party to this agreement, except in the case of a successor Administrative Agent to the extent amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable to the preceding Administrative Agent, and

 

(e)     any U.S. withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

Executive Order” as defined in Section 4.22(a).

 

Fair Share” as defined in Section 7.2.

 

Fair Share Contribution Amount” as defined in Section 7.2.

 

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FATCA” means (a) Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue 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) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, (b) any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (c) any intergovernmental agreement between the U.S. and any other jurisdiction which facilitates the implementation of any law or regulation referred to in clause (a) above and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or official administrative practices adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement.

 

FCPA” as defined in Section 4.23.

 

FDA” means the United States Food and Drug Administration and any successor thereto.

 

Federal Funds Effective Rate” for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal to, for each day during such period, the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System of the United States, 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 which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it. If the Federal Funds Effective Rate is less than zero, it shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.

 

Fee Letter” means the Fee Letter, dated December 7, 2020, among the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Financial Covenant Default” as defined in Section 8.1.

 

Financial Officer” means, of any Person, the Chief Financial Officer, principal accounting officer, vice-president of finance, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer or Controller of such Person (and, in the case of the Borrower Representative, shall also mean each Person performing similar duties as the foregoing (including any director, manager or member of the Borrower Representative)).

 

Financial Performance Covenant” means the covenant set forth in Section 6.10.

 

First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt secured by a Lien on the assets of any Credit Party (other than (x) Liens that are junior or subordinated to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations and (y) Liens on Collateral consisting of property or assets held in defeasance or deposited in trust for redemption, repayment, retirement, satisfaction, discharge or defeasance or similar arrangement for the benefit of indebtedness secured thereby) as of such date minus the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (except the proceeds of Indebtedness that is incurred for which the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is to be calculated and the proceeds of other Indebtedness incurred substantially contemporaneously therewith) to (ii) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing four Fiscal Quarter period ending on the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Parent Borrower.

 

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first priority” means, with respect to any Lien purported to be created in any Collateral pursuant to any Security Document, that such Lien is the most senior Lien to which such Collateral is subject (subject to Liens permitted under Sections 6.2(f), 6.2(q), 6.2(bb), 6.2(ee) and 6.2(jj)).

 

Fiscal Quarter” means any of the quarterly accounting periods of the Parent Borrower ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.

 

Fiscal Year” means the twelve-month accounting period of the Parent Borrower ending on June 30 of each year.

 

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means as of the last day of any period, the ratio of

 

(a)          an amount equal to

 

(i) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such period minus

 

(ii) the unfinanced portion of all Capital Expenditures, excluding any Capital Expenditure made in an amount equal to all or part of the proceeds, applied within twelve months of receipt thereof, of

 

(x) any casualty insurance, condemnation or eminent domain or

 

(y) any sale of assets (other than inventory) of the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries during such period, to

 

(b)         the sum, without duplication, of

 

(i) Debt Service Charges payable in cash by the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries during such period plus

 

(ii) federal, state and foreign income taxes paid in cash by the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (net of refunds received) for the period of four full Fiscal Quarters ending on such date plus

 

(iii) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made in cash pursuant to Sections 6.5(m) and 6.5(i) during such period;

 

provided that upon the date on which any Liquidity Event first occurs and while the same shall be continuing, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated as of the end of the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter of the Parent Borrower ended on or after September 30, 2020, for which financial statements shall have been required to be delivered under Section 5.4.

 

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Foreign Subsidiary” means (a) any subsidiary of the Parent Borrower which is (i) not organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) a FSHCO or (b) any subsidiary of a Person described in clause (a).

 

Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to an L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding L/C Obligations (other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof) and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of Swing Line Loans (other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof).

 

FSHCO” means any Restricted Subsidiary (i) that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) that has no material assets other than Equity Interests of Foreign Subsidiaries.

 

Funding Guarantors” as defined in Section 7.2.

 

Funding Losses” means the failure to borrow, convert or continue to prepay Eurocurrency Rate Loans on the date specified thereto.

 

Funding Notice” means a notice delivered through Administrative Agent’s electronic platform or portal to request a borrowing.

 

GAAP” means, subject to the provisions of Section 1.2, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, as in effect from time to time.

 

Governmental Authority” means the government of any nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether at the national, state, territorial, provincial, county, municipal or any other level, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of, or pertaining to, government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

 

Guaranteed Obligations” as defined in Section 7.1.

 

Guarantor” means (a) each Restricted Subsidiary listed on Schedule 1.1(a) (such Restricted Subsidiaries not to include any Excluded Subsidiary) and each other Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower thereafter that becomes, or is required to become, a Guarantor after the Closing Date in accordance with the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, in each case, unless and until such time as the respective Guarantor is released from all of its obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof and (b) with respect to Obligations owing by any other Credit Party under any Hedge Agreement or with respect to Swap Obligations, each Borrower.

 

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Guaranty” as defined in Section 7.1.

 

Hazardous Materials” means any chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited, governed or regulated by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any Environmental Law.

 

Hazardous Materials Activity” means any use, manufacture, possession, storage, holding, Release, threatened Release, discharge, placement, generation, transportation, processing, construction, treatment, abatement, removal, remediation, disposal, disposition or handling of any Hazardous Materials, and any corrective action or response action with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Healthcare Laws” means any laws applicable to the research, development, manufacture, distribution, marketing, storage, transportation, use and sale of products controlled by the Parent Borrower or any of its subsidiaries, including without limitation the federal Antikickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)), the Stark Law (42 U.S.C. § 1395nn and §1395(q)), the Anti-Inducement Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a(a)(5)), the civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq.), the administrative False Claims Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(a)), the civil monetary penalty laws (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a), the federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. §§ 301 et seq.), the federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.), HIPAA, the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (42 U.S.C. § 1396r-8), Medicare average sales price reporting (42 U.S.C. § 1395w-3a), the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Pub. L. No. 108-173), the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 256b), the federal TRICARE program (10 U.S.C. §1071 et seq.), the VA Federal Supply Schedule (38 U.S.C. § 8126).

 

Hedge Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, spot, collar, cap, floor, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates or currency, commodity, credit or equity values or creditworthiness (including, without limitation, any option with respect to any of the foregoing and any combination of the foregoing agreements or arrangements), and any confirmation executed in connection with any such agreement or arrangement, in each case, not entered into for speculative purposes. For the avoidance of doubt, Hedge Agreements shall not be deemed speculative or entered into for speculative purposes if any Hedge Agreement is intended in good faith, at inception of execution, (A) to hedge or manage the interest rate exposure associated with any debt securities or debt facilities of the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, (B) for foreign exchange or currency exchange management or (C) to hedge any exposure that the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries may have to counterparties under other Hedge Agreements such that the combination of such Hedge Agreements is not speculative taken as a whole.

 

Hedge Obligations” means, as to any Person, any and all obligations of such Person arising under, owing pursuant to, or existing in respect of any Secured Hedge Agreement entered into with one or more Lender Counterparties, whether absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising.

 

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HIPAA” means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and any and all rules or regulations promulgated from time to time thereunder.

 

Immaterial Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Parent Borrower (a) identified on Schedule 1.1(b) or (b) designated by the Borrower Representative as an Immaterial Subsidiary hereunder after the Closing Date by written notice to the Administrative Agent, that (x) as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter of the Parent Borrower most recently ended, (i) such subsidiary did not have assets with a value in excess of 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 2.5% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of such date and (ii) when taken together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries as of such date, such Immaterial Subsidiaries did not have assets with a value in excess of 7.5% of the Consolidated Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 7.5% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of such date, and (y) the Borrower Representative shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative, certifying to such officer’s knowledge, compliance with the requirements of clause (x) above. Any Immaterial Subsidiary may be designated to be a Material Subsidiary for the purposes of this Agreement by written notice from the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent. Any determination of whether a subsidiary shall cease to qualify as an Immaterial Subsidiary shall be made on the date that financial statements are delivered pursuant to Section 5.4(a). To the extent a subsidiary ceases to be an Immaterial Subsidiary in connection with such determination, the Parent Borrower shall have 90 days from the date of delivery of such financial statements to cause such subsidiary to comply with any applicable requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement with extensions of such 90-day period as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower Representative and consented to by the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

Increased Amount” of any Indebtedness means any increase in the amount of such Indebtedness in connection with any accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms or in the form of common stock of the Parent Borrower and the accretion of original issue discount or liquidation preference.

 

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Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, (e) all guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness described in the other clauses of this definition of others, (f) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (g) all net 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, (h) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit (other than letters of credit issued in respect of trade payables), (i) the principal component of all obligations of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances (other than bankers’ acceptances issued in respect of trade payables) and (j) the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock (excluding accrued dividends that have not increased the liquidation preference of such Disqualified Stock); provided that Indebtedness shall not include (i) current trade liabilities and current intercompany liabilities (other than any refinancings, extensions, renewals or replacements thereof) incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business and not overdue for more than 60 days, (iii) 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, (iv) earn-out obligations until such obligations become a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, (v) obligations in respect of letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances issued in respect of trade payables or (vi) interest, fees, premium, and expenses and additional payments, if any. 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.

 

Indemnified Costs” as defined in Section 9.5.

 

Indemnified Taxes” means (a) all Taxes (other than Excluded Taxes) imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Credit Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.

 

Indemnitee” as defined in Section 10.5(b).

 

Information” as defined in Section 4.14(a).

 

Intellectual Property” as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement.

 

Intercreditor Agreement” means (a) the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement and (b) any other intercreditor agreement that is substantially in the form of Exhibit M-2 that in each case are entered into by the Agents pursuant to Section 9.11 hereof, as amended, restated, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Interest Payment Date” means (a) as to any Base Rate Loan, the first calendar day of each January, April, July and October to occur while such Loan is outstanding, and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, and (c) as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, (i) each day which is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and (ii) the last day of such Interest Period.

 

Interest Period” means, in connection with a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, an interest period of one, two, three or six months, as selected by the Borrower Representative in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, (i) initially, commencing on the Credit Date or Conversion/Continuation Date thereof, as the case may be; and (ii) thereafter, commencing on the day on which the immediately preceding Interest Period expires; provided that, (a) if an Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day unless no further Business Day occurs in such month, in which case such Interest Period shall expire on the immediately preceding Business Day; (b) 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, subject to clauses (c) and (d) of this definition, end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; (c) [reserved]; and (d) no Interest Period with respect to any portion of the Revolving Loans shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.

 

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Interest Rate Determination Date” means, with respect to any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the date that is two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.

 

Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to the date hereof and from time to time hereafter, and any successor statute.

 

Intra-Group Subordination Agreement” means the Intra-Group Subordination Agreement among WFB, as Administrative Agent (as defined therein), each other agent party thereto, the Parent Borrower and each subsidiary of the Parent Borrower listed on the signature pages thereto or that becomes a party thereto pursuant to Section 3.12 thereof substantially in the form of Exhibit L, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Investment” means, as to any Person, (a) any purchase or other acquisition by such Person of, or of a beneficial interest in, any of the Equity Interests of any other Person (other than the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), (b) the acquisition by purchase or otherwise (other than purchases or other acquisitions of inventory, goods, materials, supplies and/or equipment in the ordinary course of business) of all or a substantial portion of the business, property or fixed assets of any Person or any division or line of business or other business unit of any Person (in each case, other than the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the purchaser is a Credit Party following consummation thereof) and (c) any loan, advance (other than (i) advances to current or former employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary for moving, entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures in the ordinary course of business, (ii) advances made on an intercompany basis in the ordinary course of business for the purchase of inventory, (iii) accounts receivable and other extensions of trade credit in accordance with customary practices and (iv) prepaid expenses and workers’ compensation, utility, lease (including leases and other agreements related to aircraft) and similar deposits in the ordinary course of business) or capital contribution by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any other Person (other than the Parent Borrower or any Credit Party). Subject to Section 6.3, the amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost of all additions thereto, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment, but giving effect to any repayments of principal in the case of Investments in the form of loans and any return of capital or return on Investment in the case of equity Investments (whether as a distribution, dividend, redemption or sale but not in excess of the amount of the initial Investment).

 

Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or any equivalent rating by any other nationally recognized rating agency.

 

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ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

 

Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by any L/C Issuer and any Borrower (or any subsidiary of any Borrower) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.

 

Joinder Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D, with such changes as may be required by or reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Agent.

 

judgment currency” as defined in Section 10.19.

 

Junior Financing” as defined in Section 6.8(a).

 

LCA Election” as defined in Section 1.10(b).

 

LCA Test Date” as defined in Section 1.10(b).

 

L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share.

 

L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date required under Section 2.3 or refinanced as a Revolving Loan.

 

L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof.

 

L/C Exposure” means at any time the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time and (b) the aggregate principal amount of all L/C Advances that have not yet been reimbursed at such time. The L/C Exposure of any Lender at any time means its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate L/C Exposure at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the International Standard Practices, International Chamber of Commerce No. 590, or by the reason of article 36 of UCP 600 being excluded as a governance, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided that, with respect to any Letter of Credit that by its terms or the terms of any document related 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.

 

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L/C Fee Payment Date” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the first Business Day following the last day of each March, June, September and December to occur after the date of issuance thereof to and including the first such day to occur on or after the date of expiry thereof; provided that if any L/C Fee Payment Date would otherwise occur on a day that is not a Business Day, such L/C Fee Payment Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day; provided further that, that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Letter of Credit Fee shall be due and payable, in arrears, on the first day of each month.

 

L/C Issuer” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, WFB, together with its Affiliates, successors and permitted assigns in such capacity and any Revolving Lender (including any Person who is a Revolving Lender as of the date such Person becomes an L/C Issuer but subsequently, after agreeing to become an L/C Issuer, ceases to be a Revolving Lender and is subject to Section 2.3) which, at the request of the Borrower Representative, and with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld), agrees in such Revolving Lender’s sole discretion to become an L/C Issuer for the purposes of issuing such Letter of Credit, together with its Affiliates, permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.

 

L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.4. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

 

Lender” means each lender party to this Agreement from time to time and, as the context requires, includes each L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender; provided, however, that the term “Lender” shall not include any L/C Issuer for purposes of Section 2.18.

 

Lender Counterparty” means (a) each Lender, each Agent and each of their respective Affiliates counterparty to a Cash Management Agreement or a Hedge Agreement (including any Person who was an Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate thereof as of the date on which such Person became a counterparty to a Cash Management Agreement or a Hedge Agreement but subsequently ceases to be an Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate thereof, as the case may be) and (b) with respect to any Hedge Agreement entered prior to the Closing Date, any Person who is an Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate thereof as of the Closing Date or in connection with the initial syndication of the Loans; provided, at the time of entering into a Cash Management Agreement or a Hedge Agreement, no Lender Counterparty shall be a Defaulting Lender.

 

Lender Default” means (a) the refusal (which may be given orally or in writing and has not been retracted) or failure of any Lender to make available its portion of any Loans, which refusal or failure is not cured within one (1) Business Day after the date of such refusal or failure; (b) the failure of any Lender to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one (1) Business Day of the date when due; (c) a Lender having notified the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or having made a public statement to that effect with respect to any of its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit; (d) a Lender has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm that it will comply with any of its funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (d) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative); or (e) a Lender becomes subject to a Distress Event or Bail-In Action or has admitted in writing that it is insolvent.

 

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Lender Party” means any of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, or any Lender.

 

Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued hereunder. A Letter of Credit shall be a standby letter of credit and shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, in each case, unless otherwise agreed to by the applicable L/C Issuer.

 

Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by any L/C Issuer.

 

Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

 

Letter of Credit Fee” as defined in Section 2.3(i).

 

Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of $12,500,000 and the aggregate unused amount of the Revolving Commitments in effect. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Commitments.

 

Lien” means with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, hypothecation, pledge, encumbrance, charge, assignment by way of security or security interest in or on such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities (other than securities representing an interest in a joint venture that is not a subsidiary), any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities; provided that in no event shall an operating lease (including aircraft leases) or an agreement to sell be deemed to constitute a Lien.

 

Limited Condition Acquisition” means any acquisition by one or more of the Parent 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 financing.

 

Line Cap” means, as of any date, the lesser of the Borrowing Base (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) and the aggregate Commitments then in effect.

 

Liquidity Event” means the determination by the Administrative Agent that at any time the Borrowers have Excess Availability for three consecutive Business Days of less than 15.0% the of the Line Cap at such time; provided that the occurrence of a Liquidity Event shall be deemed continuing notwithstanding that the Borrowers’ Excess Availability may thereafter exceed the amount set forth above in this definition unless and until the Borrowers’ Excess Availability exceeds 15.0% of the Line Cap for at least 30 consecutive days, in which event a Liquidity Event shall no longer be deemed to be continuing.

 

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Loan” means a Revolving Loan or a Swing Line Loan, as the context may require.

 

Loan Account” as defined in Section 2.13(h).

 

Margin Stock” as defined in Regulation U.

 

Material Adverse Effect” means on and after the Closing Date, a material adverse effect on (i) the assets, business, financial condition or results of operations, of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Parent Borrower and the other Credit Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under any Credit Document or (iii) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any Secured Party under any Credit Document, taken as a whole.

 

Material Contract” means each contract or agreement that generates or, by its terms, will generate revenue for the Parent Borrower or any other Credit Party, to the extent that the termination (other than termination resulting from the normal expiration of terms and not as a result of an event of default or material breach under such contract or agreement) or amendment of such contract or agreement, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Material Customer” means McKesson Corp., AmerisourceBergen Corp. or Cardinal Health and each of their respective Affiliates.

 

Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than (x) Indebtedness hereunder and (y) Indebtedness owed by the Parent Borrower to any Credit Party or by any Restricted Subsidiary to the Parent Borrower or any other Credit Party) of the Parent Borrower or any subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $35,000,000.

 

Material Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is not an Immaterial Subsidiary.

 

Maturity Date” means with respect to the Revolving Loans, the third anniversary of the Closing Date; provided that in the event that more than $35,000,000 of Indebtedness is outstanding under the Term Loan Agreement or any other Material Indebtedness on the date that is 91 days prior to the maturity date with respect to such Indebtedness under the Term Loan Agreement or such other Material Indebtedness, as applicable (in each case after giving effect to any extensions thereof), the “Maturity Date” shall mean such earlier date; provided further that, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the applicable Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately preceding such day.

 

Maximum Rate” as defined in Section 10.9.

 

Medicaid” means, collectively, the healthcare assistance program established by Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1396 et seq.) and any statutes succeeding thereto, and all laws, rules, regulations, manuals, orders, guidelines or requirements (whether or not having the force of law) pertaining to such program, including all state statutes and plans for medical assistance enacted in connection with such program, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Medicare” means, collectively, the health insurance program for the aged and disabled established by Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1395 et seq.) and any statutes succeeding thereto, and all laws, rules, regulations, manuals, orders, guidelines or requirements (whether or not having the force of law) pertaining to such program, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

 

Multiemployer Plan” means any Employee Benefit Plan which is a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.

 

Narrative Report” means, with respect to the financial statements for which such narrative report is required, a customary “managements’ discussion and analysis” report describing the operations of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries for the applicable Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such period to which such financial statements relate. For the avoidance of doubt, such Narrative Report need not comply with the requirements of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act applicable to a Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Result of Operations.

 

New York Courts” as defined in Section 10.15(a).

 

Non-Consenting Lender” as defined in Section 2.18(c).

 

Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

 

Non-Public Information” means material non-public information (within the meaning of United States Federal or state securities Laws) with respect to the Parent Borrower or its subsidiaries or securities.

 

Non-U.S. Plan” means any Employee Benefit Plan maintained by the Parent Borrower or any of its subsidiaries for employees outside the United States.

 

Obligations” means all obligations of every nature of each Credit Party whether now existing or hereafter arising, including obligations from time to time owed to Agents (including former Agents), Lenders or any of them and Lender Counterparties, under any Credit Document, Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement, whether for (i) principal and interest (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, the pendency of any insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding with respect to such Credit Party, would have accrued on any Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Credit Party for such interest in such related proceeding) when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, (ii) payment required to be made in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including reimbursement of amounts drawn under Letters of Credit and interest thereon, (iii) payments for early termination of Secured Hedge Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, excluding, in each case Excluded Swap Obligations, and (iv) any other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of the Credit Parties under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

 

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Obligations of the Borrowers” means all obligations of every nature of a Borrower, including obligations from time to time owed to Agents (including former Agents), Lenders or any of them and Lender Counterparties, under any Credit Document, Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement, whether for (i) principal and interest (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, the pendency of any insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding with respect to such Borrower, would have accrued on any Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Borrower for such interest in such related proceeding) when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, (ii) payment required to be made in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including reimbursement of amounts drawn under Letters of Credit and interest thereon, (iii) payments for early termination of Secured Hedge Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, and (iv) any other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of such Borrower under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

 

Obligee Guarantor” as defined in Section 7.7.

 

OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

 

OFAC Lists” means, collectively, the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked persons maintained by OFAC, as amended from time to time, or any similar lists issued by OFAC.

 

Organizational Documents” means (i) with respect to any corporation or company, its certificate, memorandum or articles of incorporation, amalgamation or continuance, organization or association, as amended, and its by-laws, as amended, (ii) with respect to any limited partnership, its certificate or declaration of limited partnership, as amended, and its partnership agreement, as amended, (iii) with respect to any general partnership, its partnership agreement, as amended, (iv) with respect to any limited liability company, its articles of organization, as amended, and its operating agreement, as amended, and (v) with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, the equivalent thereof in its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization. In the event any term or condition of this Agreement or any other Credit Document requires any Organizational Document to be certified by a secretary of state or similar governmental official including an official of a non-United States government, the reference to any such “Organizational Document” shall only be to a document of a type customarily certified by such governmental official in such official’s relevant jurisdiction.

 

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Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent and any Lender, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Administrative Agent or Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising solely from the Administrative Agent and such Lender 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 this Agreement, or sold or assigned an interest in this Agreement).

 

Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, recording, filing or similar Taxes arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, registration or enforcement of, or from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and any interest, fines, penalties and additions related thereto.

 

Outstanding Amount” means (i) with respect to Loans on any date, the amount of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Loans occurring on such date; and (ii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of the aggregate outstanding amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrowers of Unreimbursed Amounts.

 

Parent Borrower” as defined in the preamble hereto. In the event the Parent Borrower consummates any merger, amalgamation or consolidation in accordance with Section 6.4, the surviving Person in such merger, amalgamation or consolidation shall be deemed to be the “Parent Borrower” for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

 

Parent Holding Company” means any Person of which the Parent Borrower becomes a subsidiary and which was organized at the direction of the Parent Borrower or an existing Parent Holding Company and not in contemplation of an acquisition of the Parent Borrower or a Parent Holding Company; provided that any such Person that is a direct parent of the Parent Borrower shall be in compliance with the requirements of Section 5.11(g).

 

Participant” as defined in Section 10.4(d).

 

Participant Register” as defined in Section 10.4(d).

 

Payment Conditions” means (a) the conditions set forth in any of (1) clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of Permitted Acquisition, (2) subclauses (i) and (ii) of Section 6.3(a), (3) subclauses (i) and (ii) of Section 6.3(bb), (4) subclauses (i) and (ii) of Section 6.3(cc), (5) subclauses (i) and (ii) of Section 6.4(p), (6) subclauses (i) and (ii) of Section 6.5(i), and (7) subclauses (i) and (ii) of Section 6.8(a)(1)(f), and (b) any other calculation of 30-Day Excess Availability or Excess Availability under any Credit Document.

 

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto.

 

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Pension Plan” means any Employee Benefit Plan, other than a Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302 of ERISA.

 

Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition, directly or indirectly (including in one transaction or a series of related transactions), of all or substantially all the assets of, or all the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares issued to foreign nationals) in, or merger or consolidation or amalgamation with, a Person or division or line of business of a Person or franchisee rights, assets or operations (or any subsequent investment made in a Person, division, line of business or franchisee rights, assets or operations previously acquired in a Permitted Acquisition) if immediately after giving effect thereto: (a) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (b) (i) 30-Day Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) and Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) each exceed 17.5% and (ii) unless 30-Day Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) and Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) each exceed 20.0%, the Parent Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Basis compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant (whether or not then required to be complied with), (c) [reserved], (d) any Credit Party making such acquisition and any Person acquired in such acquisition comply with the requirements of Section 5.11 or make arrangements to comply with such Section 5.11 after the effectiveness of such Permitted Acquisition within the time periods set forth in Section 5.11 and (e) any Person acquired in such acquisition shall become a Credit Party in accordance with the preceding clause (d).

 

Permitted Discretion” means the commercially reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent exercised in good faith in accordance with customary business practices for comparable asset-based lending transactions, as to any factor which the Administrative Agent reasonably determines: (a) will or reasonably could be expected to adversely affect in any material respect the value of any Eligible Accounts, the enforceability or priority of the applicable Agent’s Liens thereon, the ability to inspect the ABL Priority Collateral or the amount which any Agent, the Lenders or any L/C Issuer would be likely to receive (after giving consideration to delays in payment and costs of enforcement) in the liquidation of such Eligible Accounts or (b) is evidence that any collateral report or financial information delivered to the Administrative Agent by any Person on behalf of the applicable Borrower is incomplete, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect. In exercising such judgment, the Administrative Agent may consider, without duplication, such factors already included in or tested by the definition of Eligible Accounts, as well as any of the following: (i) changes after the Closing Date in any material respect in any concentration of risk with respect to Accounts and (ii) any other factors arising after the Closing Date that change in any material respect the credit risk of lending to the Borrowers on the security of the Eligible Accounts.

 

Permitted Liens” means each of the Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.2.

 

Person” means and includes natural persons, corporations, limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability companies, unlimited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, joint stock companies, joint ventures, associations, companies, trusts, banks, trust companies, land trusts, business trusts or other organizations, whether or not legal entities, and Governmental Authorities.

 

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Platform” as defined in Section 10.17.

 

Pledge and Security Agreement” means the Pledge and Security Agreement to be executed by each Borrower and each Guarantor substantially in the form of Exhibit I, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Possessory Collateral” means any Lien in respect of capital stock in which such lien may be perfected by the delivery of a definitive stock certificate.

 

Principal Office” means, for each of the Administrative Agent and L/C Issuers, such Person’s “Principal Office” as set forth on Schedule 10.1, or such other office or office of a third party or sub-agent, as appropriate, as such Person may from time to time designate in writing to Borrower Representative, the Administrative Agent and each Lender.

 

Pro Forma” or “Pro Forma Basis” means, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement, including the determination of any financial ratio or test or the amount of revenue or Consolidated Total Assets or Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, that any Specified Transaction occurring since the first day of the relevant period to and including the relevant date such determination is made (including after the relevant quarter or period end, if applicable) shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the relevant period, including pro forma adjustments arising out of events attributable to such Specified Transaction (including giving effect to those specified in accordance with the definitions of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated Net Income); provided that, any event, occurrence or transaction that would otherwise be deemed a Specified Transaction, but for failure to meet the monetary threshold in the definition thereof, shall also be given effect on a “Pro Forma Basis”. Upon giving effect to a transaction on a “Pro Forma Basis,” (i) any Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Specified Transaction (or any other transaction which occurred during the relevant period) shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the relevant period, (ii) if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, then the rate of interest for such Indebtedness for the applicable period for purposes of the calculations contemplated by this definition shall be determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of such calculations, (iii) income statement items (whether positive or negative) and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA attributable to all property acquired in such Specified Transaction or to the Investment constituting such Specified Transaction, as applicable, shall be included as if such Specified Transaction has occurred as of the first day of the relevant period, (iv) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to all property disposed of in any Specified Transaction (including any income statement items attributable to disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations), shall be excluded as if such Specified Transaction has occurred as of the first day of the relevant period, (v) such other pro forma adjustments which would be permitted or required by United States Federal or state securities Laws, as amended shall be taken into account, (vi) any adjustments permitted pursuant to any applicable financial definition or test shall be taken into account and (vii) such other adjustments made by the Borrower Representative with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) shall be taken into account. Interest on a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, bankers’ acceptances market rate, or other rate, shall be determined to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Borrower Representative or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may designate. Any such adjustments included in calculations made on a Pro Forma Basis shall continue to apply to subsequent calculations of any applicable financial ratios or tests, including during any subsequent test period in which the effects thereof are expected to be realized.

 

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Pro Rata Share” means (i) [reserved], (ii) [reserved], (iii) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Revolving Commitment or Revolving Loans of any Lender or any Letters of Credit issued or participations purchased therein by any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Revolving Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders and (iv) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to any other Class of Loan of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) an amount equal to the sum of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans of such Class held by such Lender by (b) an amount equal to the sum of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans of such Class held by all Lenders. For all other purposes with respect to each Lender, “Pro Rata Share” means the percentage obtained by dividing (A) an amount equal to the sum of the Revolving Exposure of that Lender, by (B) an amount equal to the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders.

 

Prohibited Person” means (i) any Person on any list of targets identified or designated pursuant to any international economic sanctions, trade sanctions, financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes, anti-terrorism laws and other laws, regulations or embargoes, including those adopted, imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Canada (including any Persons subject to country-specific or activity-specific sanctions administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development), Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, OFAC (including any persons subject to country-specific or activity-specific sanctions administered by OFAC and any persons named on any OFAC List), the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, the U.S. Department of State, pursuant to any other law, rules, regulations, existing or future executive orders or other official acts of the United States, or any other Governmental Authority, to the extent applicable to any Credit Party or any of its subsidiaries (each of the foregoing, collectively, “Sanctions”), (ii) any Person or legal entity that is a target of Sanctions, (iii) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Jurisdiction, (iv) an agency of or organization directly or indirectly controlled by a Sanctioned Jurisdiction or (v) any Person directly or indirectly owned or controlled (individually or in the aggregate) by or acting on behalf of any such Person or Persons described in clauses (i) to (iv) above. As of the date hereof, certain information regarding Prohibited Persons issued by the United States can be found on the website of the United States Department of Treasury at www.treas.gov/ofac/.

 

Public Lenders” means Lenders that do not wish to receive material Non-Public Information with respect to the Parent Borrower, its subsidiaries or their securities.

 

QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 5390(c)(8)(D).

 

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QFC Credit Support” as defined in Section 10.22.

 

Qualified Stock” of any Person means any Equity Interests of such Person that is not Disqualified Stock.

 

Ratio-Based Debt Baskets” as defined in Section 1.10(c).

 

Ratio-Based Lien Basket” as defined in Section 1.10(d).

 

Refinance” as defined in the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness”.

 

Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund (collectively, to “Refinance”) the Indebtedness (or unutilized commitments in respect of Indebtedness) being Refinanced (or previous refinancings thereof constituting Refinancing Indebtedness); provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so Refinanced (plus the amount of unpaid accrued or capitalized interest and premiums thereon (including tender premiums), underwriting discounts, original issue discount, defeasance costs, fees (including upfront fees, underwriting fees, legal fees, accounting and audit fees and other similar or customary fees), commissions and expenses and an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized and letters of credit undrawn thereunder), (b) except with respect to Section 6.1(c), the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinancing 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 Weighted Average Life to Maturity that would result if all payments of principal on the Indebtedness being Refinanced that were due on or after the Maturity Date were instead due on the date that is the Maturity Date; provided that no Refinancing Indebtedness incurred in reliance on this subclause (ii) shall have any scheduled principal payments due prior to the Maturity Date in excess of, or prior to, the scheduled principal payments due prior to such Maturity Date for the Indebtedness being Refinanced, (c) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations under this Agreement, such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to such Obligations on terms at least as favorable taken as a whole to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided, further, that with respect to a Refinancing of any Indebtedness permitted hereunder that is subordinated in right of payment, such Refinancing Indebtedness shall (A) be expressly subordinated in right of payment to the guarantee by the Borrowers and the Guarantors of the Obligations and (B) be otherwise on terms not materially less favorable to the Lenders than those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided further, that Indebtedness constituting Refinancing Indebtedness shall not cease to constitute Refinancing Indebtedness as a result of the subsequent extension of the Maturity Date, (d) no Refinancing Indebtedness shall have different obligors, or greater guarantees or security than, the Indebtedness being Refinanced (provided that (i) Indebtedness (A) of any Credit Party may be Refinanced to add or substitute as an obligor another Credit Party and (B) of any subsidiary that is not a Credit Party may be Refinanced to add or substitute as an obligor another subsidiary that is not a Credit Party, in each case to the extent not prohibited by Section 6, and (ii) other guarantees and security may be added to the extent then permitted by Section 6) and (e) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is secured by a Lien on any Collateral (whether senior to (in the case of Term Loan Priority Collateral), equally and ratably with, or junior to, the Lien of the Secured Parties or otherwise), such Refinancing Indebtedness may be secured by a Lien on such Collateral (including any Collateral pursuant to after-acquired property clauses to the extent any such Collateral would have secured the Indebtedness being Refinanced) on terms relating to such Collateral not materially less favorable to the Secured Parties (as determined conclusively by the Borrower Representative and evidenced by a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative) than those contained in the documentation (including any intercreditor agreement) governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced, or on terms otherwise then permitted by Section 6.2.

 

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Refunded Swing Line Loans” as defined in Section 2.23(b)(iv).

 

Register” as defined in Section 2.5(b).

 

Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

Regulation T” means Regulation T of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

Reimbursement Obligations” means the obligation of the applicable Borrower to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.3(e)(i) for amounts drawn under the applicable Letters of Credit.

 

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates, controlling persons, and other representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

 

Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of any Hazardous Material into the indoor or outdoor environment (including the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material), including the movement of any Hazardous Material through the air, soil, surface water or groundwater.

 

Relevant Four Fiscal Quarter Period” as defined in Section 8.2.

 

Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.

 

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Relevant Parent Entity” means any Parent Holding Company so long as the Parent Borrower is a subsidiary thereof and such Parent Holding Company is not a subsidiary of any other Parent Holding Company.

 

Requisite Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, one or more Lenders having or holding Revolving Exposure and representing more than 50% of the sum of the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders. The Revolving Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Requisite Lenders at any time.

 

Restricted Payment” means (a) any dividend or other distribution on account of any class of Equity Interests of the Parent Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in shares of Equity Interests of the Parent Borrower that are not Disqualified Stock, (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value of any shares of any class of the Equity Interests of the Parent Borrower now or hereafter outstanding; and (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of the Equity Interests of the Parent Borrower now or hereafter outstanding.

 

Restricted Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Parent Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Lender, its obligation to (a) make Loans to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.2, (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Appendix A-3 under the caption “Revolving Commitment” or in the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The aggregate Revolving Commitment of all Revolving Lenders shall be $30,000,000.

 

Revolving Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination, (i) prior to the termination of the Revolving Commitments, that Lender’s Revolving Commitment and (ii) after the termination of the Revolving Commitments, the sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of that Lender, (b) in the case of any L/C Issuer, the aggregate L/C Obligations in respect of all Letters of Credit issued by that L/C Issuer (net of any participations by Lenders in such Letters of Credit), (c) the aggregate amount of all participations by that Lender in any outstanding Letters of Credit or any Unreimbursed Amount, (d) in the case of the Swing Line Lender, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Swing Line Loans (net of any participations therein by other Lenders) and (e) the aggregate amount of all participations therein by that Lender in any outstanding Swing Line Loans.

 

Revolving Lender” means, at any time, a Lender that has a Revolving Commitment or a Revolving Loan at such time.

 

Revolving Loan” means a Loan made by a Lender to a Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2(a) (and pursuant to Sections 2.3 and 2.23 as provided therein).

 

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Request for L/C Extension” means a written request for the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, which shall include the information required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.3(b)(i) and be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer.

 

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s, a Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

 

Sale and Lease-Back Transaction” means any arrangement, direct or indirect, with any Person whereby the Parent Borrower sells or transfers any property, real or personal, used or useful in the Parent Borrower’s business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rents or leases such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.

 

Same Day Funds” means immediately available funds.

 

Sanctioned Jurisdiction” means any country or territory, or a government (or an agency of a government) of a country or territory, in each case, to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject (or becomes the subject) of Sanctions. As of the Closing Date, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria and the Crimea region of Ukraine are Sanctioned Jurisdictions.

 

Sanctions” as defined in the definition of “Prohibited Person”.

 

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

 

Secured Cash Management Agreement” means a Cash Management Agreement entered into with a Lender Counterparty.

 

Secured Hedge Agreement” means a Hedge Agreement entered into with a Lender Counterparty.

 

Secured Parties” means the Agents, the L/C Issuers, the Swing Line Lender, the Lenders and the Lender Counterparties and shall include, without limitation, all former Agents, L/C Issuers, Swing Line Lenders, Lenders and Lender Counterparties to the extent that any Obligations owing to such Persons were incurred while such Persons were Agents, L/C Issuers, Swing Line Lenders, Lenders or Lender Counterparties and such Obligations have not been paid or satisfied in full.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

 

SOFR” means with respect to any day, the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark, (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website.

 

Solvency Certificate” means a Solvency Certificate of any Financial Officer of the Parent Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit G.

 

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Specified Equity Contribution” as defined in Section 8.2.

 

Specified Event of Default” means (i) the occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default under Section 8.1(a) as a result of a material breach of the representation and warranty set forth in Section 4.27, (ii) the occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default under Section 8.1(b) or Section 8.1(c), (iii) the occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default under Section 8.1(d) as a result of the failure of any Credit Party to comply with the terms of Section 2.20 or a failure to comply with the delivery obligations with respect to Borrowing Base Certificates set forth in Section 5.4(g), or (iv) the occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default under Section 8.1(g) or Section 8.1(h).

 

Specified Transaction” means with respect to any period, any (i) Investment involving the acquisition of an operating or geographical unit of a business or that constitutes an acquisition of all or substantially all of the common stock of a Person and involves the payment of consideration by the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of $2.0 million, (ii) sale or transfer of assets or property or other asset disposition (including any disposal, abandonment or discontinuance of operations) that yields gross proceeds to the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of $2.0 million or involves the abandonment or discontinuation of operations with a value in excess of $2.0 million, (iii) incurrence, amendment, modification, repayment or refinancing of Indebtedness, (iv) Restricted Payment (v) designation or redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Restricted Subsidiary, (vi) [reserved], (vii) operational change or implementation of initiative not in the ordinary course of business or (viii) other event, in each case that by the terms of the Credit Documents requires pro forma compliance with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

 

Standard Letter of Credit Practice” for each L/C Issuer, any domestic or foreign law or letter of credit practices applicable in the city in which L/C Issuer issued the applicable Letter of Credit or, for its branch or correspondent, such laws and practices applicable in the city in which it has advised, confirmed or negotiated such Letter of Credit, as the case may be, in each case, (a) which letter of credit practices are of banks that regularly issue letters of credit in the particular city, and (b) which laws or letter of credit practices are required or permitted under ISP or UCP, as chosen in the applicable Letter of Credit.

 

subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of stock or other ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons (whether directors, managers, trustees or other Persons performing similar functions) having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; provided, in determining the percentage of ownership interests of any Person controlled by another Person, no ownership interest in the nature of a “qualifying share” of the former Person shall be deemed to be outstanding.

 

Subsidiary Borrowers” means each wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, other than a Foreign Subsidiary, that becomes a Borrower after five days’ written notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to a Joinder Agreement, together with their respective successors and assigns.

 

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Subsidiary Redesignation” as defined in the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”.

 

Supermajority Lenders” means Lenders the sum of whose outstanding Commitments (or after the termination thereof, outstanding Revolving Exposure) representing more than 662/3% of the sum of the aggregate amount of the total Commitments less the Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders (or after the termination thereof, the sum of the Revolving Exposures of Non-Defaulting Lenders) at such time.

 

Supplemental Agent” as defined in Section 9.1(c).

 

Supported QFC” as defined in Section 10.22.

 

Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

Swing Line Lender” means WFB in its capacity as Swing Line Lender hereunder, together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.

 

Swing Line Loan” means a Loan made by Swing Line Lender to a Borrower pursuant to Section 2.23.

 

Tax” means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, assessment, charge, fee, deduction or withholding (together with interest, penalties and other additions thereto) of any nature and whatever called imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority.

 

Temporary Cash Investments” means any of the following: (i) any investment in direct obligations of the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, or any agency or instrumentality of any thereof, or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, or obligations guaranteed by any of the foregoing, (ii) overnight bank deposits, and investments in time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and money market deposits (or, with respect to foreign banks, similar instruments) maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition thereof issued by (x) any bank or other institutional lender under this Agreement or the Term Loan Agreement or any affiliate thereof or (y) a bank or trust company that is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America having capital and surplus aggregating in excess of $500,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof) and whose long term debt is rated at least “A” by S&P or “A-1” by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization) at the time such Investment is made, (iii) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities or instruments of the types described in clause (i) or (ii) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (ii) above, (iv) Investments in commercial paper, maturing not more than 270 days after the date of acquisition, issued by a Person (other than that of the Parent Borrower or any of its subsidiaries), with a rating at the time as of which any Investment therein is made of “P-1” (or higher) according to Moody’s or “A-1” (or higher) according to S&P (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization), (v) Investments in securities maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and rated at least “A” by S&P or “A” by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization), (vi) [reserved], (vii) investment funds investing 95.0% of their assets in securities of the type described in clauses (i) through (vi) above (which funds may also hold cash pending investment and/or distribution), (viii) any money market deposit accounts issued or offered by a domestic commercial bank or a commercial bank organized and located in a country recognized by the United States of America, in each case, having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof), or investments in money market funds subject to the risk limiting conditions of Rule 2a-7 (or any successor rule) of the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and (ix) similar investments approved by the Board of Directors in the ordinary course of business.

 

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Term Loan Agent” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

Term Loan Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

Term Loan Agreement Amendment” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

Term Loan Credit Document” means the Term Loan Agreement and each “Credit Document” (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement), each as amended, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Term Loan Lenders” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

Term Loan Priority Account” as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement whether or not the same remains in full force and effect.

 

Term Loan Priority Liquidity Account” means the Liquidity Account (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date).

 

Term SOFR” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.

 

Test Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent Borrower ending on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.4.

 

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Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt as of such date minus the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (except proceeds of Indebtedness that is incurred for which the Total Net Leverage Ratio is to be calculated and the proceeds of other Indebtedness incurred substantially contemporaneously therewith) to (ii) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing four Fiscal Quarter period ending on the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Parent Borrower.

 

Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments” means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans (other than Revolving Loans made for the purpose of repaying any Refunded Swing Line Loans or reimbursing any L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, but not yet so applied), (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swing Line Loans and (iii) the aggregate L/C Obligations.

 

Transactions” means (i) the execution, delivery and performance of the Term Loan Agreement Amendment, the repayment of certain loans thereunder and the termination of the revolving commitments thereunder, in each case on or about the Closing Date, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance by the Credit Parties of the Credit Documents and the borrowings contemplated hereby and (iii) the payment of fees and expenses incurred in connection with any of the foregoing.

 

TSD” as defined in Section 4.16.

 

Type of Loan” means a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan.

 

Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

 

Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.

 

Unreimbursed Amount” means the amount a Borrower is required to reimburse each L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.3(e) that the Borrowers have not reimbursed.

 

Unrestricted Cash” means, at any date of determination, (x) the aggregate amount of cash, Cash Equivalents and Temporary Cash Investments included in the cash accounts that would be listed on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Borrower prepared in accordance with GAAP as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements were delivered pursuant to Section 5.4 plus (y) the proceeds from any incurrence of Indebtedness borrowed since the date of such consolidated balance sheet and on or prior to the date of such determination that are (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative) intended to be used for working capital purpose, in each case described in clause (x) or (y), solely to the extent such cash or proceeds are not classified as “restricted” for financial statement purposes (unless so classified solely because of any provision under the Credit Documents or any other agreement or instrument governing other Indebtedness that is subject to the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement or because they are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness that is subject to the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement).

 

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Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (a) any subsidiary of the Parent Borrower identified on Schedule 1.1(c), (b) [reserved], and (c) any subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Borrower Representative may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement (each, a “Subsidiary Redesignation”); provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) immediately after giving effect to such designation the Parent Borrower would be in Pro Forma Basis compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant (whether or not then in effect), and (iii) the Borrower Representative shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative, certifying to the best of such officer’s knowledge, compliance with the requirements of preceding clauses (i) and (ii).

 

Unused Commitment Fee” as defined in Section 2.9.

 

USA PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001, as amended).

 

U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” as defined in Section 10.22.

 

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” as defined in Section 2.17(c)(ii).

 

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal (excluding nominal amortization), including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest 1/12) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

 

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

 

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1.2              Accounting Terms. (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all financial statements to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, and all terms of an accounting or financial nature that are used in the computation of any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) set forth in any Credit Document shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with GAAP; provided that, in the event of any change in GAAP or the application thereof, from that applied in the preparation of the financial statements of the Parent Borrower most recently delivered on or prior to the Closing Date that would affect the computation of any financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement set forth in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, if the Borrower Representative or the Requisite Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Requisite Lenders and the Borrower Representative shall negotiate in good faith, each acting reasonably (and without the requirement of any fee), to amend such financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP or the application thereof; provided, further, that, until so amended as provided in the preceding proviso, (a) such financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP or the application thereof without regard to such change or conversion therein, and (b) the Borrower Representative shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders the financial statements required under this Agreement, and a reconciliation between such financial statements and the calculations of such financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP; provided that (i) no amendment fee shall be payable in connection therewith, (ii) [reserved], (iii) [reserved], and (iv) all amendments relating to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (other than in connection with Section 6.10) shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Requisite Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (x) each financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under GAAP to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Parent Borrower or any subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein and (y) Capital Lease Obligations shall be excluded for purposes of (1) calculating Consolidated Cash Interest Expense, Consolidated Interest Expense, Consolidated Total Debt and Indebtedness and (2) any restriction, basket, covenant or carve-out, in each case, to the extent such Capital Lease Obligations would have been characterized as operating leases in accordance with GAAP as of the Closing Date, shall instead be treated as operating leases.

 

1.3              Interpretation, Etc. Any of the terms defined herein may, unless the context otherwise requires, be used in the singular or the plural, depending on the reference. References herein to any Section, Appendix, Schedule or Exhibit shall be to a Section, an Appendix, a Schedule or an Exhibit, as the case may be, hereof unless otherwise specifically provided. The use herein of the word “include” or “including”, when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation” or “but not limited to” or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter. The terms lease and license shall include sub-lease, charter (including related to corporate aircraft leases) and sub-license, as applicable. Unless otherwise specifically indicated, the term “consolidated” with respect to any Person refers to such Person consolidated with its Restricted Subsidiaries, and excludes from such consolidation any Unrestricted Subsidiary as if such Unrestricted Subsidiary were not an Affiliate of such Person.

 

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1.4              Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be 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 terms of any Issuer Document related 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.

 

1.5              Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Parent Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

 

1.6              References to Agreements and Laws. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organizational Documents, agreements (including, without limitation, the Credit Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted by any Credit Document and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.

 

1.7              Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight savings or standard, as applicable).

 

1.8              [Reserved].

 

1.9              Limited Condition Acquisitions. 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, such condition shall, at the option of the Borrower Representative, 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. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower Representative has exercised its option under the first sentence of this Section 1.9, and any Default, Event of Default or Specified 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, Event of Default or Specified 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.

 

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1.10            Pro Forma Calculations.

 

(a)    [Reserved].

 

(b)    In connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition (other than a borrowing of Loans hereunder), for purposes of:

 

(i)       determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, First Lien Net Leverage Ratio or Total Net Leverage Ratio (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, in determining compliance with the Payment Conditions for any purpose hereunder); or

 

(ii)      testing baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets measured as a percentage of Consolidated Total Assets) but not, for the avoidance of doubt, in determining compliance with the Payment Conditions for any purpose hereunder;

 

in each case, at the option of the Borrower Representative (the Borrower Representative’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, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving 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 applicable Test Period, the Parent Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCA Test Date in compliance with such ratio or basket, such ratio or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower Representative 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 currency exchange rates, in any such ratio or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of the Parent 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 Representative 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 Investments, Restricted Payments, prepayments of Junior Financing, dispositions, 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 incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.

 

(c)                For purposes of calculating the principal amount of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to (w) [reserved], (x) Section 6.1(c) or (y) Section 6.1(j) (collectively, the “Ratio-Based Debt Baskets”), any pro forma calculation of the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, as applicable, shall be determined without giving effect to any clause or sub-clause of Section 6.1 other than a Ratio-Based Debt Basket.

 

(d)                For purposes of calculating the amount of Liens permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.2(dd) (the “Ratio-Based Lien Basket”), any pro forma calculation of the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall be determined without giving effect to any clause or sub-clause of Section 6.2 other than a Ratio-Based Lien Basket.

 

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1.11            Calculation of Baskets.

 

(a)            Unless otherwise specified herein, the baskets and other exceptions set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement (or in any defined term used in Section 6) shall be tested solely at the time of consummation of the relevant transaction or action utilizing any of such baskets or other exceptions and, for the avoidance of doubt, if any of such baskets (including ratio based baskets) are exceeded as a result of fluctuations to Consolidated Total Assets or Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the most recently completed Test Period after the last time such baskets (including ratio based baskets) were calculated for any purpose under Section 6, such baskets (including ratio based baskets) will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations. If any Indebtedness or Liens securing Indebtedness are incurred to refinance Indebtedness or Liens securing Indebtedness, in each case, initially incurred in reliance on a basket measured by reference to a percentage of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of incurrence, and such refinancing would cause the percentage of Consolidated Total Assets restriction to be exceeded if calculated based on the Consolidated Total Assets on the date of such refinancing, such percentage of Consolidated Total Assets restriction shall not be deemed to be exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Indebtedness or Indebtedness secured by such Liens, as applicable, does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness or Indebtedness secured by such Liens, as applicable, being refinanced, plus an amount equal to premiums, defeasance costs and fees and expenses in connection therewith.

 

(b)            For purposes of determining whether the incurrence of any Indebtedness or Lien or the making of any Investment, disposition, Restricted Payment or prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Junior Financing complies with any basket that is based upon the greater of a specified Dollar amount and a percentage of Consolidated Total Assets, Consolidated Total Assets shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

 

1.12            Time Periods. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any and all time periods for the submission by the Borrower Representative of any notice hereunder (including, without limitation, a notice in respect of a conversion of a Loan, a continuation of a Loan, a mandatory prepayment or any optional prepayment of any Loan, but excluding notices in respect of new Borrowings) may be adjusted by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

 

1.13            Loan Amounts. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any minimum amounts or multiples of any amount specified in this Agreement (including, without limitation, any minimum amounts or multiples of any amount in respect of any Borrowings, mandatory prepayments, or optional prepayments) may be in such lower minimum amounts or multiples as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

 

1.14            Division. Any reference herein or in any other Credit Document to (i) a transfer, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company (collectively, a “Division”), as if it were a transfer, assignment, sale or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to a separate Person, and (ii) a merger, consolidation, amalgamation or consolidation, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to the division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company, or the unwinding of such a division or allocation, as if it were a merger, consolidation, amalgamation or consolidation or similar term, as applicable, with a separate Person.

 

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1.15      Other Definitional and Interpretive Provisions. Any reference herein or in any other Credit Document to the satisfaction, repayment, or payment in full of the Obligations shall mean (a) the payment or repayment in full in immediately available funds of (i) the principal amount of, and interest accrued and unpaid with respect to, all outstanding Loans, together with the payment of premium, if any, applicable to the repayment of the Loans, (ii) the payment of all reasonable, documented and invoiced out-of-pocket Lender costs and expenses upon notice to the Borrower Representative, (iii) all fees or charges that have accrued hereunder or under any other Credit Document (including the Letter of Credit Fee and the Unused Commitment Fee) and are unpaid, (b) in the case of contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters of Credit, Cash Collateralizing the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to 103% of the then Outstanding Amount thereof), (c) in the case of obligations with respect to Cash Management Agreements (other than Hedge Obligations), providing Cash Management Collateralization (unless any such Cash Management Agreements will be rolled, terminated or otherwise secured under any future credit arrangements or collateral agreements of the Credit Parties and their subsidiaries, in each case, subject to terms and pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (d) the receipt by the Administrative Agent of cash collateral in order to secure any other contingent Obligations for which a claim or demand for payment has been made on or prior to such time, such cash collateral to be in such amount as the reasonable, documented and invoiced out-of-pocket expenses related to such contingent Obligations, (e) the payment or repayment in full in immediately available funds of all other outstanding Obligations other than (i) unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations, (ii) any Cash Management Agreements that, at such time, are allowed by the applicable Lender Counterparty to remain outstanding without being required to be repaid or cash collateralized and (iii) any Hedge Obligations that, at such time, are allowed to remain outstanding without being required to be repaid (unless rolled or otherwise transferred to a new credit facility or collateral arrangement of the Credit Parties, in each case, subject to terms and pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), and (f) the termination of all of the Commitments of the Lenders. Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein or in any other Credit Document shall be satisfied by the transmission of a record.

 

1.16      Appointment of Borrower Representative. Each Borrower hereby designates the Parent Borrower as its Borrower Representative. The Borrower Representative will be acting as agent on each of the Borrowers’ behalf for the purposes of issuing notices of borrowing and notices of conversion/continuation of any Loans pursuant to Section 2.2(b) or Section 2.7(b) or similar notices, giving instructions with respect to the disbursement of the proceeds of the Loans, selecting interest rate options, requesting Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.3(b), giving and receiving all other notices and consents hereunder or under any of the other Credit Documents and taking all other actions (including in respect of compliance with covenants) on behalf of any Borrower or the Borrowers under the Credit Documents. The Borrower Representative hereby accepts such appointment. Each Borrower agrees that each notice, election, representation and warranty, covenant, agreement and undertaking made on its behalf by the Borrower Representative shall be deemed for all purposes to have been made by such Borrower and shall be binding upon and enforceable against such Borrower to the same extent as if the same had been made directly by such Borrower.

 

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SECTION 2.         LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

2.1               [Reserved].

 

2.2               Revolving Loans.

 

(a)    Revolving Commitments. Prior to the Maturity Date, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans in Dollars in an aggregate amount up to but not exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided, that after giving effect to the making of any Revolving Loans in no event shall the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments exceed the lesser of (i) Revolving Commitments then in effect and (ii) the Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered). Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.2(a) may be repaid and reborrowed until the Maturity Date. Each Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall expire on the Maturity Date and all Revolving Loans and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Revolving Loans and the Revolving Commitments shall be paid in full no later than such date.

 

(b)    Borrowing Mechanics for Revolving Loans.

 

(i)        [Reserved].

 

(ii)       Whenever any Borrower desires that Lenders make Revolving Loans, the Borrower Representative shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a fully executed and delivered Funding Notice (which may be delivered through Administrative Agent’s electronic platform or portal and which must be received by the Administrative Agent no later than 11:00 a.m. (A) at least three Business Days in advance of the proposed Credit Date (which shall be a Business Day) in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or (B) at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed Credit Date (which shall be a Business Day) in the case of a Base Rate Loan) specifying (i) the Borrower making the borrowing, (ii) the amount to be borrowed, (iii) the requested Credit Date, (iv) wither the borrowing is to be for Eurocurrency Rate Loans, Base Rate Loans or a combination thereof, and (v) if the borrowing is to be entirely or partly Eurocurrency Rate Loans, the amount of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan and the length of the initial Interest Periods therefor. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Funding Notice shall be irrevocable after the related Interest Rate Determination Date and the applicable Borrower shall be bound to make a borrowing in accordance therewith.

 

(iii)      Notice of receipt of each Funding Notice in respect of Revolving Loans, together with the amount of each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, if any, together with the applicable interest rate, shall be provided by the Administrative Agent to each applicable Lender by telefacsimile or other electronic means with reasonable promptness.; provided, however, that if, on the date the Funding Notice with respect to such Revolving Loans is given by the Borrower Representative, there are L/C Borrowings or Swing Line Loans outstanding, then the proceeds of such Revolving Loan, first, shall be applicable to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowing and Swing Line Loans and second, shall be made available to the applicable Borrower.

 

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(iv)      Each Lender shall make the amount of its Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent not later than (w) 2:00 p.m., in the case of Base Rate Loans, (x) 12:00 p.m., in the case of all other Loans, (y) 10:00 a.m., in the case of borrowing made on the Closing Date, or (z) such other time as to which the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower Representative of reasonably in advance of the Credit Date with respect thereto, in each case, on the applicable Credit Date by wire transfer of Same Day Funds in Dollars at the Principal Office of the Administrative Agent. Each Lender may, at its option, make the amount of its pro rata share of each borrowing of Revolving Loans available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Borrower by causing any foreign or domestic branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the applicable Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. All borrowing requests which are not made on-line via the Administrative Agent’s electronic platform or portal shall be subject to (and unless the Administrative Agent elects otherwise in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion, such borrowings shall not be made until the completion of) the Administrative Agent’s authentication process (with results satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) prior to the funding of any such requested Revolving Loan. This Section 2.2 shall be subject to Section 2.15.

 

(v)       Except as provided herein, upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, the Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Revolving Loans available to the applicable Borrower on the applicable Credit Date by causing an amount of Same Day Funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Revolving Loans received by the Administrative Agent from Lenders to be credited to the account of the applicable Borrower at the Principal Office designated by the Administrative Agent or such other account as may be designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower Representative.

 

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(c)    Availability Reserves. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.2(a) or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to establish Availability Reserves in such amounts, and with respect to such matters, as the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, shall deem necessary or appropriate, against the Borrowing Base, including reserves with respect to (i) sums that the Borrowers are or will be required to pay or remit (such as taxes (including payroll and sales taxes), assessments, insurance premiums, employee withholdings and remittances or, in the case of leased assets, rents or other amounts payable under such leases) and have not yet paid and (ii) amounts owing by the Borrowers or, without duplication, their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to any Person to the extent secured by a Lien on, or trust over, any of the ABL Priority Collateral, which Lien or trust, in the Permitted Discretion of the Administrative Agent is capable of ranking senior in priority to or pari passu with one or more of the Liens in the ABL Priority Collateral granted in the Collateral Documents (such as Liens or trusts in favor of landlords, warehousemen, carriers, mechanics, materialmen, laborers, or suppliers, or Liens or trusts for ad valorem, excise, sales, or other taxes where given priority under applicable law) in and to such item of the ABL Priority Collateral; provided that (w) with respect to any Availability Reserve (other than any Designated Hedging Reserves or Designated Cash Management Reserves), the Administrative Agent shall have provided the Borrower Representative reasonable advance notice of any such establishment (it being understood and agreed that five Business Days’ advance notice shall be deemed reasonable for the purposes of this clause (w)); provided that (A) no Borrower may obtain any new Revolving Loans (including Swing Line Loans) or Letters of Credit to the extent that any such Revolving Loan (including Swing Line Loans) or Letter of Credit would cause the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments exceed the lesser of (i) Revolving Commitments and (ii) the Borrowing Base (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered), in each case, after giving effect to the establishment or increase of such Availability Reserve as set forth in such notice; (B) no such prior notice shall be required during the continuance of any Event of Default; (C) no such prior notice shall be required with respect to any Availability Reserve established in respect of any Lien that has priority over the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral; and (D) with respect to any Designated Hedging Reserves or Designated Cash Management Reserves, (i) the Administrative Agent may establish such Designated Hedging Reserves or Designated Cash Management Reserves pursuant to Section 10.24 immediately upon receiving notice in writing from the Borrower Representative of a Designated Hedging Agreement or a Designated Cash Management Agreement, as applicable, and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall increase, reduce or eliminate the amount of any existing Designated Hedging Reserve or existing Designated Cash Management Reserve, as applicable, immediately upon receiving written notice of any adjustment to the amount of such existing Designated Hedging Reserve or existing Designated Cash Management Reserve, as applicable, from the Borrower Representative pursuant to the last sentence of Section 10.24 (provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to establish or increase any Designated Hedging Reserve or Designated Cash Management Reserve if at the time of, and after give effect to, such establishment or increase, the aggregate amount of Excess Availability would be less than zero); and provided, further, that the Administrative Agent may only establish an Availability Reserve after the Closing Date (x) based on an event, condition or other circumstance arising after the Closing Date (which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, exclude any Designated Cash Management Reserve or any Designated Hedging Reserve) or (y) based on an event, condition or other circumstance existing on the Closing Date to the extent the Administrative Agent had no knowledge thereof on or prior to the Closing Date (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in the case any event, condition or other circumstance related to COVID-19 and the impacts related thereto which occurs on or after the Closing Date, to the extent that such event, condition or other circumstance adversely impacts the Credit Parties to a greater extent than on or prior to the Closing Date). The amount of any such Availability Reserve shall have a reasonable relationship to the event, condition or other matter that is the basis for the Availability Reserve. Upon delivery of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall be available to discuss any proposed Availability Reserve, and the Borrowers may take such action as may be required so that the event, condition or matter that is the basis for such Availability Reserve or increase no longer exists, in a manner and to the extent reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its Permitted Discretion. In no event shall such notice and opportunity limit the right of the Administrative Agent to establish such Availability Reserve, unless the Administrative Agent shall have determined in its Permitted Discretion that the event, condition or other matter that is the basis for such Availability Reserve no longer exists or has otherwise been adequately addressed by the applicable Borrower. In the event that the event, condition or other matter giving rise to the establishment of any Availability Reserve shall cease to exist (unless there is a reasonable prospect that such event, condition or other matter will occur again within a reasonable period of time thereafter), the Availability Reserve established pursuant to such event, condition or other matter, shall be discontinued. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Availability Reserves shall not duplicate eligibility criteria contained in the definition of “Eligible Accounts”.

 

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(d)              Agent’s Advance. In the event the Borrowers are unable to comply with (i) the Borrowing Base limitations set forth in Section 2.2(a) or (ii) the conditions precedent to the making of Revolving Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit set forth in Section 3, the Lenders authorize the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, to make Revolving Loans to the Borrowers, which may only be made as Base Rate Loans (each, an “Agent Advance”). The Administrative Agent shall not make any Agent Advance to the extent that at such time the amount of such Agent Advance (A) when added to the aggregate outstanding amount of all other Agent Advances made to the Borrowers at such time, would exceed 10% of the Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) or (B) when added to the Revolving Exposure as then in effect (immediately prior to the incurrence of such Agent Advance), would exceed the total Commitments at such time. It is understood and agreed that, subject to the requirements set forth above, Agent Advances may be made by the Administrative Agent in its discretion to the extent the Administrative Agent deems such Agent Advances necessary or desirable (x) to preserve and protect the applicable Collateral, or any portion thereof, (y) to enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment of the Loans and other obligations of the Credit Parties hereunder and under the other Credit Documents or (z) to pay any other amount chargeable to or required to be paid by the Borrowers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including payments of reimbursable expenses and other sums payable under the Credit Documents, and that the Borrowers shall have no right to require that any Agent Advances be made.

 

2.3               Letters of Credit.

 

(a)                Letters of Credit .

 

(i)      Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, upon the request of the Borrower Representative made in accordance herewith prior to the Maturity Date, each L/C Issuer, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Lenders set forth in Section 2.3(d)(i), agrees to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the applicable Borrower on any Business Day until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the L/C Issuer; provided that no Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (w) the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the lesser of (I) Revolving Commitments then in effect and (II) the Borrowing Base then in effect (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered), (x) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effect, (y) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit or (z) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans made by each L/C Issuer, plus the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer, plus such L/C Issuer’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations issued by other L/C Issuers shall not exceed such L/C Issuer’s Revolving Commitment at such time.

 

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(ii)    Each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars, and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, shall expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the Letter of Credit Expiration Date. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Borrower Representative when a Letter of Credit is issued, (x) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (y) the rules of the UCP shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit; provided, that any standby Letter of Credit may provide for the automatic extension thereof for any number of additional periods each of up to one year in duration; provided further, that with respect to any Letter of Credit which extends beyond the Maturity Date, the Borrowers shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to 103% of the then Outstanding Amount thereof) on or before the Letter of Credit Expiration Date.

 

(iii)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.3(a)(ii), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any Letter of Credit Application or Request for L/C Credit Extension, the applicable L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable L/C Issuer to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable L/C Issuer, the Borrower Representative shall not be required to make a specific request to such L/C Issuer for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable L/C Issuer to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided that such L/C Issuer shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such L/C Issuer has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Section 2.3(b)(iii) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (iii), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Borrower Representative that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 3 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Section 2.3(a).

 

(iv)   Each Letter of Credit issued by an L/C Issuer shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Section 2.3(d)) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower.

 

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(v)    Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Borrower Representative, each Letter of Credit shall be governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, and to the extent not prohibited by such laws, the ISP shall apply to each Standby Letter of Credit and the Uniform Customs shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit. The ISP shall not in any event apply to this Agreement.

 

(b)               Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit.

 

(i)     The Borrower Representative may, from time to time until the date that is 30 days prior to the Maturity Date, request that an L/C Issuer issue a Letter of Credit by delivering to such L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent at its address for notices specified herein, a Letter of Credit Application and Request for L/C Credit Extension (completed to the reasonable satisfaction of such L/C Issuer), and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as such L/C Issuer may reasonably request. Each request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or the amendment or extension of any outstanding Letter of Credit, shall be (i) irrevocable and made in writing by an Authorized Officer, (ii) delivered to Agent and L/C Issuer via telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer and reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, or extension, and (iii) subject to L/C Issuer’s authentication procedures with results satisfactory to L/C Issuer. Each Letter of Credit Application and Request for L/C Credit Extension shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer and (i) shall specify (A) the Borrower for whose account such Letter of Credit is being issued, (B) the amount of such Letter of Credit, (C) the date of issuance, amendment, renewal, or extension of such Letter of Credit, (D) the proposed expiration date of such Letter of Credit, (E) the name and address of the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit, and (F) such other information (including the conditions to drawing, and, in the case of an amendment, renewal, or extension, identification of the Letter of Credit to be so amended, renewed, or extended) as shall be reasonably necessary to prepare, amend, renew, or extend such Letter of Credit, (ii) shall be accompanied by such Issuer Documents as Administrative Agent or such L/C Issuer may reasonably request or require, to the extent that such requests or requirements are consistent with the Issuer Documents that such L/C Issuer generally requests for Letters of Credit in similar circumstances. Upon receipt of any Letter of Credit Application and Request for L/C Credit Extension, such L/C Issuer will process such Letter of Credit Application and Request for L/C Credit Extension and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall promptly issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby (but in no event shall an L/C Issuer be required, unless otherwise agreed to by such L/C Issuer, to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than five (5) Business Days after its receipt of the Letter of Credit Application and Request for L/C Credit Extension therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto) by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed by such L/C Issuer and the Borrower Representative. The applicable L/C Issuer shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Borrower Representative promptly following the issuance thereof. No L/C Issuer shall amend, cancel or waive presentation of any Letter of Credit, or replace any lost, mutilated or destroyed Letter of Credit, without the prior written consent of the Borrower Representative. Upon the issuance of any Letter of Credit or amendment, renewal, extension or modification to a Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, who shall promptly notify each Lender, thereof, which notice shall be accompanied by a copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment, renewal, extension or modification to a Letter of Credit and the amount of such Lender’s respective participation in such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.3(d). If the applicable L/C Issuer is not the same person as the Administrative Agent, on the first Business Day of each calendar month, such L/C Issuer shall provide to the Administrative Agent a report listing all outstanding Letters of Credit and the amounts and beneficiaries thereof and the Administrative Agent shall promptly provide such report to each Lender.

 

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The Borrower Representative is responsible for the final text of the Letter of Credit as issued by the L/C Issuer, irrespective of any assistance the L/C Issuer may provide such as drafting or recommending text or by the L/C Issuer’s use or refusal to use text submitted by the Borrower Representative. The Borrowers understand that the final form of any Letter of Credit may be subject to such revisions and changes as are deemed necessary or appropriate by the L/C Issuer, and the Borrowers hereby consents to such revisions and changes not materially different from the application executed in connection therewith. The Borrower Representative is solely responsible for the suitability of the Letter of Credit for the applicable Borrower’s purposes. If the Borrower Representative requests the L/C Issuer to issue a Letter of Credit for an affiliated or unaffiliated third party (an “Account Party”), (i) such Account Party shall have no rights against the L/C Issuer; (ii) the applicable Borrower shall be responsible for the application and obligations under this Agreement; and (iii) communications (including notices) related to the respective Letter of Credit shall be among the L/C Issuer and the Borrower Representative or the applicable Borrower. The Borrower Representative will examine the copy of the Letter of Credit and any other documents sent by the L/C Issuer in connection therewith and shall promptly notify the L/C Issuer (not later than three (3) Business Days following the Borrower Representative’s receipt of documents from the L/C Issuer) of any non-compliance with the Borrower Representative’s instructions and of any discrepancy in any document under any presentment or other irregularity.

 

Any L/C Issuer (other than Wells Fargo or any of its Affiliates) shall notify Administrative Agent in writing no later than the Business Day prior to the Business Day on which such L/C Issuer issues any Letter of Credit. In addition, each L/C Issuer (other than Wells Fargo or any of its Affiliates) shall, on the first Business Day of each week, submit to Administrative Agent a report detailing the daily undrawn amount of each Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer during the prior calendar week. Each Letter of Credit shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such L/C Issuer.

 

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Each request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or the amendment, renewal, or extension of any outstanding Letter of Credit, shall be subject to the applicable L/C Issuer’s authentication procedures with results satisfactory to such L/C Issuer. Each L/C Issuer’s records of the content of any such request will be conclusive. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each L/C Issuer may, but shall not be obligated to, issue a Letter of Credit that supports the obligations of a Credit Party or one of its subsidiaries in respect of (x) a lease of real property, or (y) an employment agreement (which, for the avoidance of doubt, will not include Letters of Credit for workers’ compensation obligations).

 

(ii)     The making of each request for a Letter of Credit by the Borrower Representative shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower Representative that such Letter of Credit may be issued in accordance with, and will not violate the requirements of, Section 2.3(a). Unless the applicable L/C Issuer has received notice from the Requisite Lenders before it issues a Letter of Credit that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 3 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Section 2.3(a), then such L/C Issuer may issue the requested Letter of Credit for the account of the applicable Borrower or subsidiary in accordance with such L/C Issuer’s usual and customary practices.

 

(iii)    No L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if

 

(1)      any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any requirement of law applicable to such L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any banking regulatory authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall prohibit the issuance of letters of credit generally;

 

(2)      the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more existing (as of the date hereof) policies of such L/C Issuer consistently applied by such L/C Issuer to borrowers generally; or

 

(3)      there shall be imposed on such L/C Issuer or any other Secured Party any other condition regarding any Letter of Credit (for the avoidance of doubt, other than any condition set forth in this Agreement or the other Credit Documents),

 

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(iv)       If by reason of (x) any Change in Law, or (y) compliance by the L/C Issuer or any other Secured Party with any direction, request, or requirement (irrespective of whether having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority or monetary authority including, Regulation D of the Board of Governors as from time to time in effect (and any successor thereto): (1) any reserve, deposit, or similar requirement is or shall be imposed or modified in respect of any Letter of Credit issued or caused to be issued hereunder or hereby, or any Revolving Loans or obligations to make Revolving Loans hereunder or hereby, or (2) there shall be imposed on the L/C Issuer or any other Secured Party any other condition regarding any Letter of Credit, Revolving Loans, or obligations to make Revolving Loans hereunder,

 

and the result of the foregoing is to increase, directly or indirectly, the cost to such L/C Issuer or any other Secured Party of issuing, making, participating in, or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount receivable in respect thereof, then, and in any such case, the Administrative Agent may, at any time within a reasonable period after the additional cost is incurred or the amount received is reduced, notify the Borrower Representative, and the Borrowers shall pay within 30 days after demand therefor, such amounts as the Administrative Agent may specify to be necessary to compensate such L/C Issuer or any other Secured Party for such additional cost or reduced receipt, together with interest on such amount from the date of such demand until payment in full thereof at the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans hereunder; provided, that (A) the Borrowers shall not be required to provide any compensation pursuant to this Section 2.3(b)(iii) for any such amounts incurred more than 180 days prior to the date on which the demand for payment of such amounts is first made to the Borrower Representative, and (B) if an event or circumstance giving rise to such amounts is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. The determination by Administrative Agent of any amount due pursuant to this Section 2.3(b)(iii), as set forth in a certificate setting forth the calculation thereof in reasonable detail, shall, in the absence of manifest or demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding on all of the parties hereto.

 

(c)               Fees, Commissions and Other Charges.

 

(i)         The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent a letter of credit commission with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer on its behalf, computed for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit through to the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, computed at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin calculated on the basis of a 360 day year (the “Letter of Credit Fee”), of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit, payable quarterly in arrears on each L/C Fee Payment Date with respect to such Letter of Credit and on the Maturity Date or such earlier date as the Commitments shall terminate as provided herein. Such commission shall be payable to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Revolving Lenders to be shared ratably among them in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Share. The Borrowers shall pay to the relevant L/C Issuer a fee equal to 1/8 of 1% per annum of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit, payable quarterly in arrears on each L/C Fee Payment Date with respect to such Letter of Credit and on the Maturity Date or such other date as the Commitments shall terminate. Such commissions and fees shall be nonrefundable. Such fees and commissions shall be payable in Dollars. If any L/C Issuer makes a payment under a Letter of Credit, the Borrowers shall pay to Administrative Agent an amount equal to the applicable L/C Disbursement on the Business Day such L/C Disbursement is made and, in the absence of such payment, the amount of the L/C Disbursement immediately and automatically shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan hereunder (notwithstanding any failure to satisfy any condition precedent set forth in Section 3) and, initially, shall bear interest at the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans. If a L/C Disbursement is deemed to be a Revolving Loan hereunder, the Borrowers’ obligation to pay the amount of such L/C Disbursement to the applicable L/C Issuer shall be automatically converted into an obligation to pay the resulting Revolving Loan.

 

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(ii)    In addition to the foregoing commissions and fees, the Borrowers agree to pay or reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for such normal and customary costs and expenses as are incurred or charged by such L/C Issuer in issuing, effecting payment under, amending or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer within 10 days after demand therefor.

 

(iii)   The Administrative Agent shall, promptly following any receipt thereof, distribute to the applicable L/C Issuer and the applicable Lenders all commissions and fees received by the Administrative Agent for their respective accounts pursuant to this Section 2.3(c).

 

(d)               L/C Participations.

 

(i)     By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the applicable L/C Issuer or the Lenders, each L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby acquires from such L/C Issuer, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, or expiration, termination or cash collateralization of any Letter of Credit and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. All calculations of the Lenders’ Pro Rata Shares shall be made from time to time by the Administrative Agent, which calculations shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Promptly following receipt of a notice of a L/C Disbursement pursuant to Section 2.3(b), each Revolving Lender agrees to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Revolving Loan deemed made pursuant to Section 2.3(b) on the same terms and conditions as if the Borrower Representative had requested the amount thereof as a Revolving Loan and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to L/C Issuer the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. Each such Revolving Lender agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer, such Revolving Lender’s pro rata share of any L/C Disbursement made by such L/C Issuer under the applicable Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such L/C Issuer, such Revolving Lender’s pro rata share of each L/C Disbursement made by such L/C Issuer and not reimbursed by the Borrowers on the date due as provided in Section 2.3(b) or of any reimbursement payment that is required to be refunded (or that Administrative Agent or such L/C Issuer elects, based upon the advice of counsel, to refund) to the Borrowers for any reason. If any such Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent the amount of such Revolving Lender’s pro rata share of a L/C Disbursement as provided in this Section, such Revolving Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender and Administrative Agent (for the account of such L/C Issuer) shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Revolving Lender together with interest thereon at the Defaulting Lender Rate until paid in full.

 

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(ii)    If the Borrowers fail to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer on the due date as provided in Section 2.3(e), such L/C Issuer shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the applicable L/C Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrowers in respect thereof and such Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. Each Lender shall pay by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. on such date (or, if such Lender shall have received such notice later than 12:00 p.m. on any day, not later than 11:00 a.m. on the next succeeding Business Day), an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the unreimbursed L/C Disbursement in the same manner as provided in Section 2.2(b) with respect to Loans made by such Lender, and the Administrative Agent will promptly pay to the applicable L/C Issuer the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will promptly pay to the applicable L/C Issuer any amounts received by it from the Borrowers pursuant to the above clause (d)(i) prior to the time that any Lender makes any payment pursuant to the preceding sentence and any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrowers thereafter will be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Lender that shall have made such payments and to such L/C Issuer, as appropriate.

 

(iii)   If any Lender shall not have made its Pro Rata Share of such L/C Disbursement available to the Administrative Agent as provided above, each of such Lender and the Borrowers severally agrees to pay interest on such amount, for each day from and including the date such amount is required to be paid in accordance with the foregoing to but excluding the date such amount is paid, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer at (i) in the case of the Borrowers, the rate per annum set forth in Section 2.3(e)(ii) and (ii) in the case of such Lender, at a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules or practices on interbank compensation.

 

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(e)               Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrowers.

 

(i)     The Borrowers hereby agree to reimburse each L/C Issuer, upon receipt by the Borrower Representative of notice from the applicable L/C Issuer of the date and amount of a draft presented under any Letter of Credit issued on its behalf and paid by such L/C Issuer (an “L/C Disbursement”), for the amount of such draft so paid and any fees, charges or other costs or expenses reasonably incurred by such L/C Issuer in connection with such payment (other than Taxes). Each such payment shall be made to the applicable L/C Issuer, at its address for notices specified herein, in the currency in which such Letter of Credit is denominated and in immediately available funds, no later than 3:00 P.M. on the date on which the Borrower Representative receives such notice, if received prior to 11:00 A.M. on a Business Day and otherwise, no later than 3:00 P.M. on the next succeeding Business Day; provided that the Borrower Representative may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.2(b) that such payment be financed with Base Rate Loans or Swing Line Loans in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrowers’ obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Base Rate Loan or Swing Line Loans.

 

(ii)    Interest shall be payable on any and all amounts remaining unpaid by the Borrowers under this Section 2.3(e)(ii) from the date the draft presented under the affected Letter of Credit is paid to the date on which the Borrowers are required to pay such amounts pursuant to clause (e)(i) above at the rate which would then be payable on any outstanding Base Rate Loans and thereafter until payment in full at the rate which would be payable on any outstanding Base Rate Loans which were then overdue. All Letter of Credit fees payable hereunder, and all fronting fees and all commissions, other fees, charges and expenses provided for in Section 2.3(c) shall be due and payable, in arrears, on the first Business Day of each month.

 

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(f)                Obligations Absolute. The reimbursement obligations of the Borrowers as provided in Section 2.3(e) shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid and performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein; (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit being proved to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; (iii) payment by any L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that fails to comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; (iv) any acts, omissions or fraud by, or the insolvency of, any beneficiary, any nominated person or entity or any other Person or any breach of contract between any beneficiary and any Borrower or any of the parties to the underlying transaction to which the Letter of Credit relates; (v) assertion or waiver of any provision of the ISP that primarily benefits an L/C Issuer, including any requirement that any Drawing Document be presented to it at a particular hour or place; (vi) acting or failing to act as required or permitted under Standard Letter of Credit Practice applicable to where the L/C Issuer has issued, confirmed, advised or negotiated such Letter of Credit, as the case may be; (vii) honor of a presentation after the expiration date of any Letter of Credit notwithstanding that a presentation was made prior to such expiration date and dishonored by the L/C Issuer if subsequently the L/C Issuer or any court or other finder of fact determines such presentation should have been honored; (viii) dishonor of any presentation that does not strictly comply or that is fraudulent, forged or otherwise not entitled to honor; (ix) honor of a presentation that is subsequently determined by the L/C Issuer to have been made in violation of international, federal, state or local restrictions on the transaction of business with certain prohibited Persons; (x) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.3, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the obligations of the Borrowers hereunder; (xi) the fact that a Default shall have occurred and be continuing; or (xii) any material adverse change in the business, property, results of operations, prospects or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries. None of the Agents, the Lenders, the L/C Issuers or any of their affiliates shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the L/C Issuers; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse any L/C Issuer from liability to the Borrowers to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers to the extent permitted by any applicable law, statute, ordinance, rule or other determination of a Governmental Authority) suffered by the Borrowers that are caused by such L/C Issuer’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the applicable L/C Issuer in (x) honoring a presentation under a Letter of Credit that on its face does not at least substantially comply with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit, (y) failing to honor a presentation under a Letter of Credit that strictly complies with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit, or (z) retaining Drawing Documents presented under a Letter of Credit (in each case as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), such L/C Issuer shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

 

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(g)           Indemnity. The Borrowers agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Secured Party (including L/C Issuer and its branches, Affiliates, and correspondents) and each such Person’s respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents (each, including L/C Issuer, a “Letter of Credit Related Person”) (to the fullest extent permitted by law) from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings, liabilities, fines, costs, penalties, and damages, and all reasonable fees and disbursements of attorneys, experts, or consultants and all other costs and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith or in connection with the enforcement of this indemnification (as and when they are incurred and irrespective of whether suit is brought), which may be incurred by or awarded against any Letter of Credit Related Person (the “Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs”), and which arise out of or in connection with, or as a result of this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any Issuer Document, or any Drawing Document referred to in or related to any Letter of Credit, or any action or proceeding arising out of any of the foregoing (whether administrative, judicial or in connection with arbitration); in each case, including that resulting from the Letter of Credit Related Person’s own negligence; provided, that such indemnity shall not be available to any Letter of Credit Related Person claiming indemnification to the extent that such Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs may be finally determined in a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted directly from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Letter of Credit Related Person claiming indemnity. This indemnification provision shall survive termination of this Agreement and all Letters of Credit.(h)L/C Disbursements. The applicable L/C Issuer shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. Such L/C Issuer shall promptly give written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative of such demand for payment and whether such L/C Issuer has made or will make an L/C Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve Borrowers of their Reimbursement Obligation to such L/C Issuer and the Lenders with respect to any such L/C Disbursement (other than with respect to the timing of such Reimbursement Obligation set forth in Section 2.3(e)).(i)L/C Request. To the extent that any provision of any Letter of Credit Application or Request for L/C Credit Extension related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 2.3, the provisions of this Section 2.3 shall apply.

 

(j)            L/C Cash Collateralization.

 

(i)      If (x) any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, or (y) the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments shall exceed the lesser of (I) Revolving Commitments then in effect and (II) the Borrowing Base then in effect (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered), then on the third Business Day following the date when the Borrower Representative receives notice from Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Obligations has been accelerated, Revolving Lenders with Revolving Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total L/C Exposure) demanding the Letters of Credit be Cash Collateralized pursuant to this Section 2.3 upon such demand, the Borrowers shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to 103% of the then Outstanding Amount thereof). If the Borrowers are required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, any cash collateral held by the Administrative Agent as a result of such Cash Collateralization shall be returned by Administrative Agent to the Borrowers promptly, but in no event later than three Business Days, after such Event of Default has been waived or cured in accordance with this Agreement.

 

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(ii)    In the event of a direct conflict between the provisions of this Section 2.3 and any provision contained in any Issuer Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such provisions be read together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each other. In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, the terms and provisions of this Section 2.3 shall control and govern.

 

(iii)   At the Borrowers’ costs and expense, the Borrower Representative shall execute and deliver to each applicable L/C Issuer such additional certificates, instruments and/or documents and take such additional action as may be reasonably requested by such L/C Issuer to enable such L/C Issuer to issue any Letter of Credit pursuant to this Agreement and related Issuer Document, to protect, exercise and/or enforce such L/C Issuers’ rights and interests under this Agreement or to give effect to the terms and provisions of this Agreement or any Issuer Document. The Borrower Representative irrevocably appoints each L/C Issuer as its attorney-in-fact and, if such L/C Issuer has made a request for the same in writing to the Borrower Representative, following the earlier of (x) the fifth Business Day after the Borrower Representative has provided affirmative confirmation of receipt of such written request to such L/C Issuer or (y) the tenth Business Day after written notice is given to the Borrower Representative pursuant to the terms hereof, authorizes such L/C Issuer, without notice to the Borrower Representative, to execute and deliver ancillary documents and letters customary in the letter of credit business that may include but are not limited to advisements, indemnities, checks, bills of exchange and issuance documents. The power of attorney granted by the Borrower Representative is limited solely to such actions related to the issuance, confirmation or amendment of any Letter of Credit and to ancillary documents or letters customary in the letter of credit business. This appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

(k)            Additional L/C Issuers. The Borrower Representative may, at any time and from time to time with the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and such Lender, designate one or more additional Lenders to act as an L/C Issuer under the terms of this Agreement. Any Lender designated as an L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section 2.3(k) shall be deemed to be an “L/C Issuer” (in addition to being a Lender) in respect of Letters of Credit issued or to be issued by such Lender, and, with respect to such Letters of Credit, such term shall thereafter apply to the other L/C Issuer or L/C Issuers and such Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such additional L/C Issuer. If at any time there is more than one L/C Issuer hereunder, the Borrower Representative may, in its discretion, select which L/C Issuer is to issue any particular Letter of Credit.

 

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(l)                 Resignation or Removal of the L/C Issuer. Any L/C Issuer may resign as L/C Issuer hereunder at any time upon at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative. Any L/C Issuer may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower Representative, each Agent, the replaced L/C Issuer and the successor L/C Issuer. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such resignation or replacement of an L/C Issuer. At the time any such resignation of an L/C Issuer shall become effective, the Borrowers shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the retiring L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.3(c). From and after the effective date of any such resignation or replacement, (i) the successor L/C Issuer shall have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued by it thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “L/C Issuer” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous L/C Issuer, or to such successor and all previous L/C Issuers, as the context shall require. After the resignation or replacement of an L/C Issuer, the retiring or replaced L/C Issuer shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such resignation or replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.

 

2.4               Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds.

 

(a)             Pro Rata Shares. All Loans shall be made, and all participations purchased, by Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their respective Pro Rata Shares, it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby, nor shall any Revolving Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of a default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby.

 

(b)             Availability of Funds. Unless Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the applicable Credit Date that such Lender does not intend to make available to Administrative Agent the amount of such Lender’s Loan requested on such Credit Date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to Administrative Agent on such Credit Date and the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, but shall not be obligated to, make available to the applicable Borrower a corresponding amount on such Credit Date. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to Administrative Agent by such Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to Administrative Agent, at the customary rate set by the Administrative Agent for the correction of errors among banks for three Business Days and thereafter at the Base Rate. In the event that (i) Administrative Agent does not make available to the applicable Borrower a requested amount on the applicable Credit Date until such time as all applicable Lenders have made payment to Administrative Agent, (ii) any payment by or on behalf of a Lender hereunder is not made in Same Day Funds prior to the time period specified herein, and (iii) such delay causes Administrative Agent’s failure to fund to the applicable Borrower in accordance with its Funding Notice, such payment shall be deemed a non-conforming payment and such Lender shall not receive interest hereunder with respect to the requested amount of such Lender’s Loans for the period commencing with the time specified in this Agreement for receipt of payment by the applicable Borrower through and including the time of such Borrower’s receipt of the requested amount. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower Representative and the Borrowers shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to Administrative Agent together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to Administrative Agent, at the rate payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans. Nothing in this Section 2.4(b) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Revolving Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that any Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

 

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2.5              Evidence of Debt; Register; Disqualified Lenders; Lenders’ Books and Records .

 

(a)             Lenders’ Evidence of Debt. Each Lender shall maintain on its internal records an account or accounts evidencing the Obligations of the Borrowers to such Lender, including the amounts of the Loans made by it and each repayment and prepayment in respect thereof. In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (b), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit. Any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrowers, absent manifest error; provided that the failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Lender’s Revolving Commitments or the Borrowers’ Obligations in respect of any applicable Loans; and provided further, in the event of any inconsistency between the Register and any Lender’s records, the recordations in the Register shall govern.

 

(b)             Register. The Administrative Agent (or its agent or sub-agent appointed by it) shall maintain at its Principal Office a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of Lenders and the Revolving Commitments and the principal amounts and stated interest of the Loans of each Lender from time to time (the “Register”). The Administrative Agent shall record, or shall cause to be recorded, in the Register the Revolving Commitments and the Loans in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.4, and each repayment or prepayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans, and any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrowers and each Lender, absent manifest error; provided that failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Lender’s Revolving Commitments or the Borrowers’ Obligations in respect of any Loan. The Borrowers hereby designate the Administrative Agent to serve as the Borrowers’ non-fiduciary agent solely for purposes of maintaining the Register as provided in this Section 2.5, and the Borrowers hereby agree that, to the extent Administrative Agent serves in such capacity, the Administrative Agent and its officers, directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates shall constitute “Indemnitees”.

 

(c)             Disqualified Lenders. The list of Disqualified Lenders will be available to the Lenders and the Agents upon request to the Administrative Agent. The parties to this Agreement hereby acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to be in default under this Agreement or to have any duty or responsibility or to incur any liabilities as a result of a breach of this Section 2.5(c), nor shall the Administrative Agent have any duty, responsibility or liability to monitor or enforce assignments, participations or other actions in respect of Disqualified Lenders (except to the extent of the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment)), or otherwise take (or omit to take) any action with respect thereto (it being understood that any assignment or participation to any Disqualified Lender without the Borrower Representative’s prior written consent thereto shall be without effect and void and the Administrative Agent shall not consider any Disqualified Lender to be a Lender or have any rights hereunder). The parties to this Agreement further acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding the right of the Borrower Representative to supplement the list of Disqualified Lenders pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition thereof, in no event shall any such supplement apply retroactively to disqualify any Person or Persons that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest under this Agreement that is otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that upon the effectiveness of any such supplement, any such Person or Persons shall not be permitted to acquire additional Loans, Commitments or participations hereunder.

 

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2.6              Interest on Loans.

 

(a)    Except as otherwise set forth herein, each Loan shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date made through repayment (whether by acceleration or otherwise) thereof as follows:

 

(i)             if a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; or

 

(ii)            if a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, at the Adjusted LIBOR plus the Applicable Margin.

 

(b)    The basis for determining the rate of interest with respect to any Loan, and the Interest Period with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, shall be selected by the Borrower Representative and notified to Administrative Agent and Lenders pursuant to the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, as the case may be.

 

(c)    In connection with Eurocurrency Rate Loans, there shall be initially no more than five Interest Periods. With respect to the Revolving Loans borrowed by the Borrowers, in the event the Borrower Representative fails to specify between a Base Rate Loan and a Eurocurrency Rate Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, such Loan, (i) if outstanding as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, will be automatically converted to a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the then-current Interest Period for such Loan, (ii) if outstanding as a Base Rate Loan, will remain as a Base Rate Loan, (iii) [reserved] or (iv) if not then outstanding, will be made as a Base Rate Loan. In the event the Borrower Representative fails to specify an Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Rate Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Borrower Representative shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month. As soon as practicable after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each Interest Rate Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties) the interest rate that shall apply to the Eurocurrency Rate Loans for which an interest rate is then being determined for the applicable Interest Period and shall promptly give notice thereof (in writing or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrower Representative and each Lender.

 

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(d)    All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Base Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Base Rate or Adjusted LIBOR shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error. In computing interest on any Loan, the date of the making of such Loan or the first day of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted from a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan to such Base Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be included, and the date of payment of such Loan or the expiration date of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Base Rate Loan to such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be excluded; provided, if a Loan is repaid on the same day on which it is made, one day’s interest shall be paid on that Loan.

 

(e)          Except as otherwise set forth herein, interest on each Loan (i) shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date with respect to interest accrued on and to each such payment date; (ii) shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be payable in arrears upon any prepayment of that Loan, whether voluntary or mandatory, to the extent accrued on the amount being prepaid; and (iii) shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be payable in on the Maturity Date; provided, however, with respect to any voluntary prepayment of a Base Rate Loan, accrued and unpaid interest shall instead be payable on the applicable Interest Payment Date.

 

2.7         Conversion/Continuation.

 

(a)    Subject to Section 2.15 and (unless the Requisite Lenders otherwise consent) so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing.

 

(i)            The Borrowers shall have the option to convert at any time all or any part of any Revolving Loans equal to or greater than $500,000 from one Type of Loan to another Type of Loan; provided a Eurocurrency Rate Loan may only be converted on the expiration of the Interest Period applicable thereto unless the Borrowers shall pay all amounts due under Section 2.15 in connection with any such conversion; or

 

(ii)           The Borrowers shall have the option upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan to continue all or any portion of such Loan equal to or greater than $500,000 as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan;

 

provided that (i) in the case of any Default, the Administrative Agent has given notice to the Borrower Representative that no such conversions may be made and (ii) no Loan may be converted into a Eurocurrency Rate Loan after the date that is one month prior to the Maturity Date.

 

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(b)    Subject to Section 3.2(b), the Borrower Representative shall deliver a Conversion/Continuation Notice to Administrative Agent no later than 9:00 a.m. at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed conversion date (in the case of a conversion to a Base Rate Loan) and 11:00 a.m. at least three Business Days in advance of the proposed conversion/continuation date (in the case of a conversion to, or a continuation of, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan). Except as otherwise provided herein, a Conversion/Continuation Notice for conversion to, or continuation of, any Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be irrevocable on and after 9:00 a.m. on the related Interest Rate Determination Date and the applicable Borrower shall be bound to effect a conversion or continuation in accordance therewith. If on any day a Loan is outstanding with respect to which a Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice has not been delivered to Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof specifying the applicable basis for determining the rate of interest, then for that day such Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan. In the case of a conversion to or continuation of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Conversion/Continuation Notice shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period or Interest Periods. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender thereof.

 

2.8         Default Interest. During the continuance of any Event of Default, the Borrowers shall pay interest on past due amounts owing by it hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws; provided that no interest at the Default Rate shall accrue or be payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. Accrued and unpaid interest on such amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

 

2.9         Commitment Fees.

 

(a)    The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender, in accordance with its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement, an unused commitment fee (the “Unused Commitment Fee”) equal to the Applicable Margin for Unused Commitment Fees times the actual daily amount by which the aggregate Revolving Commitments exceeds the sum of (A) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Swing Line Loans) and (B) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations; provided that any Unused Commitment Fee accrued with respect to any of the Revolving Commitments of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be 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 Borrowers 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 Borrowers prior to such time; and provided, further, that no Unused Commitment Fee shall accrue on any of the Revolving Commitments of a Defaulting Lender. The Unused Commitment Fee on the Revolving Commitments shall accrue at all times from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on first calendar day of each fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, and on the Maturity Date.

 

(b)    Other Fees. The Borrowers shall pay to the Agents such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever (except as expressly agreed between the Borrower Representative and the applicable Agent).

 

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2.10            Scheduled Payments.

 

(a)    [Reserved].

 

(b)    Revolving Loans. Each Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of all of its Revolving Loans outstanding on such date and all other Outstanding Amounts.

 

2.11            Voluntary Prepayments/Commitment Reductions .

 

(a)    Voluntary Prepayments.

 

(i)           At any time and from time to time, the Borrowers may prepay any Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part upon notice substantially in the form of Exhibit J delivered within the periods set forth in clause (ii) below.

 

(ii)          All such prepayments shall be made:

 

(1)             upon not less than one Business Day’s prior written or telephonic notice in the case of Base Rate Loans; and

 

(2)             upon not less than three Business Days’ prior written or telephonic notice in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans,

 

in each case given to the Administrative Agent by 1:00 p.m. on the date required and, if given by telephone, promptly confirmed by delivery of written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent will promptly transmit such original notice for Revolving Loans, by telefacsimile, telephone or alternative electronic means to each Lender). Upon the giving of any such notice, the principal amount of the Loans specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the prepayment date specified therein; provided that any such prepayment notice may condition the prepayment obligation on the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event specified therein (including a Change of Control, refinancing transaction or Permitted Acquisition or other Investment), in which case such notice may be revoked (or extended) by the Borrower Representative (in its sole discretion) if such condition is not satisfied.

 

(b)                    [Reserved].

 

(c)                    Voluntary Commitment Reductions.

 

(i)           The Borrower Representative may, upon not less than three Business Days’ prior written or telephonic notice promptly confirmed by delivery of written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent (which original written notice the Administrative Agent will promptly transmit by telefacsimile, telephone or alternative electronic means to each applicable Lender), at any time and from time to time terminate in whole or permanently reduce in part, without premium or penalty, the Revolving Commitments in an amount up to the amount by which the Revolving Commitments exceed the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments at the time of such proposed termination or reduction; provided any such partial reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000, and integral multiples of $250,000 in excess of that amount.

 

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(ii)          The Borrower Representative’s notice to the Administrative Agent shall designate the date (which shall be a Business Day) of such termination or reduction and the amount of any partial reduction, and such termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be effective on the date specified in the Borrower Representative’s notice and shall reduce the Revolving Commitment of each Lender proportionately to its Pro Rata Share thereof; provided that any such termination or reduction notice may condition the termination or reduction on the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event (including a Change of Control, refinancing transaction, Permitted Acquisition or other Investment) in which case such notice may be revoked (or extended) by the Borrower Representative if such condition is not satisfied.

 

(iii)         If, after giving effect to any reduction of the Revolving Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Revolving Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.

 

2.12          Mandatory Prepayments.

 

(a)    Exceeding Availability. If for any reason the aggregate Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations at any time exceeds the Availability at such time, the Borrowers shall promptly (but in any event, within one Business Day) prepay Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to Cash Collateralize any other L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.12(a).

 

(b)    Break-Funding Savings Clause. Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Section 2.12, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans is required to be made under this Section 2.12, prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, in lieu of making any payment pursuant to this Section 2.12 in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, any Borrower may, in its sole discretion, deposit an amount sufficient to make any such prepayment otherwise required to be made thereunder together with accrued interest to the last day of such Interest Period into a Cash Collateral Account until the last day of such Interest Period, at which time the Administrative Agent shall be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from any Borrower or any other Credit Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of such Loans in accordance with this Section 2.12. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall also be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from any Borrower or any other Credit Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of the outstanding Loans in accordance with the relevant provisions of Section 8.1. Such deposit shall be deemed to be a prepayment of such Loans by the applicable Borrower for all purposes under this Agreement.

 

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2.13        General Provisions Regarding Payments.

 

(a)    All payments by the Borrowers of principal, interest, fees and other Obligations shall be made in Dollars in Same Day Funds, without defense, recoupment, setoff or counterclaim, free of any restriction or condition, and delivered to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. on the date due at the Principal Office of the Administrative Agent for the account of Lenders; for purposes of computing interest and fees, funds received by the Administrative Agent after that time on such due date shall be deemed to have been paid by the Borrowers on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

(b)    All payments in respect of the principal amount of any Loan (other than voluntary prepayments of Revolving Loans) shall be accompanied by payment of accrued interest on the principal amount being repaid or prepaid, and all such payments (and, in any event, any payments in respect of any Loan on a date when interest is due and payable with respect to such Loan) shall be applied to the payment of interest then due and payable before application to principal.

 

(c)    The Administrative Agent (or its agent or sub-agent appointed by it) shall promptly distribute to each Lender, at such address as such Lender shall indicate in writing, such Lender’s applicable share of all payments and prepayments of principal and interest due hereunder, together with all other amounts due thereto, including all fees payable with respect thereto, to the extent received by the Administrative Agent.

 

(d)    Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions hereof, if any Conversion/Continuation Notice is withdrawn as to any Lender requesting compensation pursuant to Section 2.16(b), the Administrative Agent shall give effect thereto in apportioning payments received thereafter.

 

(e)    [Reserved].

 

(f)     The Administrative Agent shall deem any payment by or on behalf of any Borrower hereunder that is not made in Same Day Funds prior to 12:00 p.m. for any payments in Dollars to be a non-conforming payment. Any such payment shall not be deemed to have been received by the Administrative Agent until the later of (i) the time such funds become available funds, (ii) the applicable next Business Day and (iii) the date the Administrative Agent charges the Loan Account for such funds. Any non-conforming payment may constitute or become a Default or Event of Default in accordance with the terms of Section 8.1(a). All amounts (including interest, fees, costs, expenses, or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Credit Document) charged to the Loan Account shall thereupon constitute Revolving Loans hereunder, shall constitute Obligations hereunder, and shall initially accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans (unless and until converted into Eurocurrency Rate Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement).

 

(g)    If an Event of Default shall have occurred and not otherwise been waived, and the maturity of the Obligations shall have been accelerated pursuant to Section 8.1 or pursuant to any sale of, any collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral, all payments or proceeds received by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent in respect of any of the Obligations shall be applied in accordance with the application arrangements described in Section 4.02 of the Pledge and Security Agreement.

 

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(h)    The Administrative Agent shall maintain an account on its books in the name of each applicable Borrowers (each, a “Loan Account”) on which such Borrower will be charged with all Revolving Loans (including Swing Line Loans) made by the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, or the Lenders to such Borrower or for such Borrower’s account, the Letters of Credit issued or arranged by any L/C Issuer for such Borrower’s account, and with all other payment Obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents, including, accrued interest, fees and expenses. In accordance with Section 2.13(i), the applicable Loan Account will be credited with all payments received by the Administrative Agent from the applicable Borrower or for the applicable Borrower’s account. The Administrative Agent shall make available to the Borrower Representative statements on a monthly basis regarding the Loan Accounts, including the principal amount of the Revolving Loans, interest accrued hereunder, fees accrued or charged hereunder or under the other Credit Documents, and each such statement, absent manifest error, shall be conclusively presumed to be correct and accurate and constitute an account stated between each applicable Borrower and the Lenders unless, within 30 days after the Administrative Agent first makes such a statement available to the Borrower Representative, the Borrower Representative shall deliver to the Administrative Agent written objection thereto describing the error or errors contained in such statement.

 

(i)     The Borrowers hereby authorize the Administrative Agent, from time to time without prior notice to any Borrower, to charge to the Loan Account (A) on each Interest Payment Date, all interest accrued during the applicable period on the Revolving Loans hereunder, (B) on each L/C Fee Payment Date, all Letter of Credit Fees accrued or chargeable hereunder during the prior quarter, (C) as and when due and payable, all other fees payable hereunder or under any of the other Credit Documents, and (D) if the Borrowers do not pay any other payment obligations payable under any Credit Document within 30 days of the date of the Borrower Representative’s receipt of written notice thereof, any amount of such other payment obligations; provided that no error made by the Administrative Agent in so charging the Loan Account shall result in a Default or an Event of Default under this Agreement to the extent such Default or Event of Default would not have occurred but for such error; provided further, that the 30-day period following the Borrower Representative’s receipt of written notice set forth in the foregoing clause (D) shall not be applicable (and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to immediately charge to the Loan Account) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

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2.14       Ratable Sharing. Lenders hereby agree among themselves that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or the Collateral Documents with respect to amounts realized from the exercise of rights with respect to Liens on the Collateral, if any of them shall, whether by voluntary or mandatory payment (other than a voluntary or mandatory prepayment of Loans made and applied in accordance with the terms hereof), through the exercise of any right of set-off or banker’s lien, by counterclaim or cross action or by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents or otherwise, or as adequate protection of a deposit treated as cash collateral under the Bankruptcy Code, receive payment or reduction of a proportion of the aggregate amount of principal, interest, amounts payable in respect of Letters of Credit, fees and other amounts then due and owing to such Lender hereunder or under the other Credit Documents (collectively, the “Aggregate Amounts Due” to such Lender) which is greater than the proportion received by any other Lender in respect of the Aggregate Amounts Due to such other Lender, then the Lender receiving such proportionately greater payment shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent and each other Lender of the receipt of such payment and (b) apply a portion of such payment to purchase participations (which it shall be deemed to have purchased from each seller of a participation simultaneously upon the receipt by such seller of its portion of such payment) in the Aggregate Amounts Due to the other Lenders so that all such recoveries of Aggregate Amounts Due shall be shared by all Lenders in proportion to the Aggregate Amounts Due to them; provided, if all or part of such proportionately greater payment received by such purchasing Lender is thereafter recovered from such Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of a Borrower or otherwise, those purchases shall be rescinded and the purchase prices paid for such participations shall be returned to such purchasing Lender ratably to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. The Borrowers expressly consent to the foregoing arrangement and agrees that any holder of a participation so purchased may exercise any and all rights of banker’s lien, consolidation, set-off or counterclaim with respect to any and all monies owing by the applicable Borrower to that holder with respect thereto as fully as if that holder were owed the amount of the participation held by that holder. The provisions of this Section 2.14 shall not be construed to apply to (a) any payment made by any Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (b) any payment obtained by any Lender as consideration for the assignment or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or other Obligations owed to it.

 

2.15       Making or Maintaining Eurocurrency Rate Loans.

 

(a)          Adjusted LIBOR may be adjusted by the Administrative Agent with respect to any Lender on a prospective basis to take into account any additional or increased costs to such Lender of maintaining or obtaining any eurodollar deposits or increased costs (other than Taxes which shall be governed by Section 2.17), in each case, due to changes in applicable law occurring subsequent to the commencement of the then applicable Interest Period, including any Change in Law and changes in the reserve requirements imposed by the Board of Governors, which additional or increased costs would increase the cost of funding or maintaining loans bearing interest at Adjusted LIBOR. In any such event, the affected Lender shall give the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent notice of such a determination and adjustment and the Administrative Agent promptly shall transmit the notice to each other Lender and, upon its receipt of the notice from the affected Lender, the Borrower Representative may, by notice to such affected Lender (A) require such Lender to furnish to the Borrower Representative a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for adjusting such Adjusted LIBOR and the method for determining the amount of such adjustment, or (B) repay the Eurocurrency Rate Loans of such Lender with respect to which such adjustment is made (together with any amounts due as a result of Funding Losses).

 

(b)          Subject to the provisions set forth in Section 2.15(c), if prior to the first day of any Interest Period, the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrowers) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining Adjusted LIBOR with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower Representative and the Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. If such notice is given, any Eurocurrency Rate Loans requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as Base Rate Loans and any Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to or continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be converted to or continued as Base Rate Loans. Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, no further Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made or continued as such, nor shall any Borrower have the right to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans.

 

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(c)          Effect of Benchmark Transition Event.

 

(i)       Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative may amend this Agreement to replace Adjusted LIBOR with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 2:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower Representative so long as Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Requisite Lenders. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-in Election will become effective on the date that Lenders comprising the Requisite Lenders have delivered to Administrative Agent written notice that such Requisite Lenders accept such amendment. No replacement of Adjusted LIBOR with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.15(c) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.

 

(ii)      Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right, upon consultation with the Borrower Representative, to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.

 

(iii)     Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower Representative’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower Representative may revoke any request for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower Representative will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period, the component of Base Rate based upon Adjusted LIBOR will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate and Adjusted LIBOR will not be available.

 

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(iv)     Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower Representative and the Lenders of (1) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date, (2) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (3) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (4) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to this Section 2.15(c), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.15(c).

 

(d)          Illegality. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or if any Governmental Authority has asserted after the Closing Date that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable lending office to make or maintain any Eurocurrency Rate Loans, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower Representative through the Administrative Agent, any obligations of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower Representative shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), either convert all Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Loans. Upon any such conversion, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so converted.

 

(e)          Compensation for Breakage or Non-Commencement of Interest Periods. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurocurrency Rate Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto or (d) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower Representative pursuant to Section 2.18, then, in any such event, the Borrowers shall compensate each Lender for its actual loss, cost and expense (if any) attributable to such event. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall be delivered to the Borrower Representative and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

 

2.16       Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy.

 

(a)    If any Change in Law shall:

 

(i)            impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in Adjusted LIBOR);

 

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(ii)              subject the Administrative Agent or any Lender to any Taxes (other than Indemnified Taxes and Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

 

(iii)            impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (in each case, other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender;

 

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrowers will pay to such Lender, upon written request of such Lender, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

(b)               If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity), then from time to time the Borrowers shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, no Lender shall demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) as a result of a Change in Law resulting from Basel III or the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of such Lender to demand such compensation from similarly situated borrowers (to the extent that, with respect to such Change in Law, such Lender has the right to do so under its credit facilities with similarly situated borrowers).

 

(c)               A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as applicable, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 2.16 shall be delivered to the Borrower Representative and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.

 

(d)               Promptly after any Lender has determined that it will make a request for increased compensation pursuant to this Section 2.16, such Lender shall notify the Borrower Representative. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.16 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.16 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 90 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower Representative of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided, further, that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 90-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

 

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2.17          Taxes; Withholding, Etc.

 

For purposes of this Section 2.17, the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

 

(a)               Payments to Be Free and Clear. All amounts payable by or on behalf of any Credit Party hereunder and under the other Credit Documents to or for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall (except to the extent required by applicable law) be paid free and clear of, and without any deduction or withholding on account of, any Tax.

 

(b)               Withholding of Taxes. If any Credit Party, other applicable withholding agent or Administrative Agent is required by applicable law or the administrative practice of any Governmental Authority to make any deduction or withholding on account of any Tax from any amount paid or payable by any Credit Party under any of the Credit Documents to or for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or any Lender: (i) the Borrower Representative shall notify the Administrative Agent of any such requirement or any change in any such requirement as soon as it becomes aware of it; (ii) the applicable withholding agent shall deduct or withhold such Tax and pay, or cause to be paid, any such Tax deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority, (iii) if the Tax is an Indemnified Tax, the amount payable by such Credit Party in respect of which the relevant deduction, withholding or payment is required shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of the deduction, withholding or payment for Indemnified Taxes (including any deduction, withholding or payment applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section 2.17), the Administrative Agent or the applicable Lender, as the case may be, receives on the due date a net amount equal to what it would have received had no such deduction, withholding or payment for Indemnified Taxes been required or made; and (iv) as soon as practicable after the due date of payment to the relevant Governmental Authority of any Tax deducted or withheld in accordance with clause (ii) above, the applicable withholding agent shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of such deduction, withholding or payment and of the remittance thereof to the relevant Governmental Authority.

 

(c)               Tax Documentation.

 

(i)                 If the Administrative Agent or any Lender is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Credit Document, the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall deliver, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation that is required by applicable law or the administrative practice of any Governmental Authority and that is reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, the Administrative Agent or any Lender, if reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent, shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law and reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.

 

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(ii)              Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

 

(A)             the Administrative Agent shall, to the extent legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower Representative on or prior to the date on which it becomes the Administrative Agent under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower Representative), executed originals of the applicable IRS Form W-8/W-9;

 

(B)              any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

(C)              any Lender that is not a U.S. Person shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(1)               in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Credit Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as appropriate) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Credit Document, IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

 

(2)               executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

(3)               in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 to the effect that such Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as appropriate); or

 

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(4)               to the extent a Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as appropriate), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or Exhibit F-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; and

 

(D)             the Administrative Agent and any Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which the Administrative Agent or such Lender becomes the Administrative Agent or a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower Representative, withholding agent or Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

 

(d)               The Credit Parties shall timely pay all Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authorities in accordance with applicable law or, at the option of the Administrative Agent, timely reimburse it for such Other Taxes, in each case, within 10 days after demand therefor. The relevant Credit Party shall deliver to Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent in respect of any Other Taxes payable hereunder, as soon as practicable after payment of such Other Taxes.

 

(e)               The Credit Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and any Lender, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of Indemnified Taxes, including any such Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.17 paid by the Administrative Agent or Lender, or any of their respective Affiliates or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Person, and for any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability shall be delivered such Credit Party shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(f)                If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.17 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.17 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party as soon as reasonably practicable the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (f) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (f), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (f) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person, or to arrange its affairs in any particular manner.

 

(g)               If a payment made to a Lender under any Credit Document would be subject to 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 Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (g), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

(h)               The Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

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(i)                 [Reserved].

 

(j)                 Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.17 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Credit Document.

 

2.18          Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of a Lender.

 

(a)               If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.16, or if the Borrowers are required to pay any additional amount to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to mitigate the effects of the event giving rise to such request or payment, including in the case of a Lender, designating a different lending office for funding or booking its Revolving Loans or participations in L/C Advances and Swing Line Loans made hereunder or assigning its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.16 or 2.17, as applicable, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in any respect. The Borrowers hereby agree to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

(b)               If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.16, or if the Borrowers are required to pay any additional amount to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then the Borrowers may, at their sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, either (i) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, prepay such Lender’s outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Advances and Swing Line Loans hereunder in full without premium or penalty or (ii) require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 10.4), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Revolving Loans and participations in L/C Advances and Swing Line Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the Borrowers or, in the case of an assignment, from the Borrowers or the assignee and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.16 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. No action by or consent of the replaced Lender shall be necessary in connection with such removal or assignment, in the case of clause (ii) above, which shall be immediately and automatically effective upon payment of such purchase price. In connection with any such assignment, the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, such replaced Lender and the replacement Lender shall otherwise comply with Section 10.4; provided that if such replaced Lender does not comply with Section 10.4 within three Business Days after the Borrower Representative’s request, compliance with Section 10.4 shall not be required to effect such assignment.

 

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(c)               If any Lender (such Lender, a “Non-Consenting Lender”) has failed to consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination which, pursuant to the terms of Section 10.8, requires the consent of all of the Lenders affected or all Lenders and with respect to which the Requisite Lenders shall have granted their consent, then the Borrowers shall have the right (unless such Non-Consenting Lender grants such consent), at their sole expense, to either (i) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, prepay such Lender’s outstanding Revolving Loans and participations in L/C Advances and Swing Line Loans hereunder in full without premium or penalty (including with respect to the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 10.4(b)(ii)(C)) or (ii) replace such Non-Consenting Lender by deeming such Non-Consenting Lender to have assigned its Loans and its Commitments hereunder to one or more assignees reasonably acceptable to the Borrower Representative; provided that (A) all Obligations of the Borrowers owing to such Non-Consenting Lender (including accrued fees and any amounts due under Section 2.11(a), Section 2.15, Section 2.16 or Section 2.17) being removed or replaced shall be paid in full to such Non-Consenting Lender concurrently with such removal or assignment and (B) in the case of clause (ii) above, the replacement Lender shall purchase the Loans and Commitments of the Non-Consenting Lender by paying to such Non-Consenting Lender a price equal to the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. No action by or consent of the Non-Consenting Lender shall be necessary in connection with such removal or assignment, in the case of clause (ii) above, which shall be immediately and automatically effective upon payment of such purchase price. In connection with any such assignment, the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, such Non-Consenting Lender and the replacement Lender shall otherwise comply with Section 10.4; provided that if such Non-Consenting Lender does not comply with Section 10.4 within three Business Days after the Borrower Representative’s request, compliance with Section 10.4 shall not be required to effect such assignment.

 

2.19          Defaulting Lenders.

 

(a)               Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

 

(i)                 Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 10.8.

 

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(ii)              Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 8.1 or otherwise) shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to an L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by an L/C Issuer, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation or Letter of Credit; fourth, as the Borrower Representative may request (so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers or the Swing Line Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrowers as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans, L/C Borrowings or Swing Line Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Borrowings or Swing Line Loans owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Borrowings owed to, that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.19(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

(iii)            Certain Fees. That Defaulting Lender (x) shall not be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.9(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender) and (y) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit Fees.

 

(iv)             Reallocation of Pro Rata Share to Reduce Fronting Exposure. During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each Non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.3 or Swing Line Loans, the “Pro Rata Share” of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Loans, L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall be computed without giving effect to the Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided that (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default has occurred and is continuing; and (ii) such reallocation does not cause the Revolving Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitments.

 

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(b)               Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower Representative, the Administrative Agent and each L/C Issuer 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 determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the applicable Commitments (without giving effect to Section 2.19(a)(iv)), 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 Borrowers 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 having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

2.20          Cash Management.

 

(a)               Annexed hereto as Schedule 2.20 is a schedule of all DDAs that are maintained by the Credit Parties as of the Closing Date, which schedule includes, with respect to each depository (i) the name and address of such depository; (ii) the account number(s) (and account name(s) of such account(s)) maintained with such depository; and (iii) a contact person at such depository.

 

(b)               Except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, each Credit Party shall (i) within 60 days after the Closing Date, establish and maintain their DDAs with Wells Fargo, one of its affiliates or another bank reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (iienter into a tri-party deposit account, securities account or commodities account control agreement by and among the applicable Credit Party, Administrative Agent (and, in the case of the Term Loan Priority Liquidity Account and Term Loan Priority Account, the Term Loan Agent) and the applicable depository, securities intermediary or commodities intermediary providing to the Administrative Agent “control” of such deposit account, securities or commodities account within the meaning of the UCC, (each, a “Blocked Account Agreement”), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory in all respects to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Credit Party and with the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent and any bank with which such Credit Party maintains a DDA (each such account of a Credit Party, a “Blocked Account” and collectively, the “Blocked Accounts”), covering each such DDA maintained with such bank, and (iii) (A) instruct all Account Debtors of such Credit Party that remit payments of Accounts of such Account Debtor regularly by check pursuant to arrangements with such Credit Party to remit all such payments to the applicable “P.O. Boxes” or “Lockbox Addresses” with respect to a DDA (other than the Term Loan Priority Liquidity Account or Term Loan Priority Account), which remittances shall be collected by the applicable bank and deposited in such DDA or (B) cause the checks of any such Account Debtors to be deposited in a DDA (other than the Term Loan Priority Liquidity Account or Term Loan Priority Account) within two Business Days after such check is received by such Credit Party. All amounts received by the Parent Borrower or any domestic Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Account or any other ABL Priority Collateral, in addition to all other cash received by any such Person from any other source, shall upon receipt of such amount or cash (other than (i) any such amount to be deposited in Excluded Accounts, (ii) any such amount to be deposited in the Term Loan Priority Liquidity Account on or about January 1, 2021, so long as the Term Loan Priority Liquidity Account only contains funds deposited therein on or about the January 1, 2021 not in excess of $5,000,000, or (iii) cash excluded from the Collateral pursuant to any Collateral Document) shall be promptly deposited into a DDA (other than the Term Priority Liquidity Account or Term Loan Priority Account) as set forth above. Each Credit Party agrees that it will not cause proceeds of such ABL Priority Collateral, such Accounts or such other cash to be otherwise redirected. For the avoidance of doubt, each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that the Term Loan Liquidity Account shall only contain funds deposited therein on or about the Closing Date not in excess of $5,000,000.

 

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(c)               Each Blocked Account Agreement shall require, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Event, the ACH or wire transfer no less frequently than once per Business Day (unless the Commitments have been terminated and the monetary obligations hereunder then due and owing and under the other Credit Documents have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have either been terminated or expired (unless cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer)), of all available cash balances and cash receipts, including the then contents or then entire ledger balance of each Blocked Account but excluding the contents of the Term Loan Priority Liquidity Account and Term Loan Priority Account, to an account maintained by the Administrative Agent at Wells Fargo (the “Core Concentration Account”). Each Credit Party agrees that it will not cause proceeds of any Blocked Account to be otherwise redirected.

 

(d)               In the event that there is a Cash Dominion Event but an Event of Default has not occurred and been continuing, all collected amounts received in the Core Concentration Account shall be distributed and applied on a daily basis in the following order (in each case, to the extent the Administrative Agent has actual knowledge of the amounts owing or outstanding as described below and after giving effect to the application of any such amounts constituting proceeds from any Collateral otherwise required to be applied pursuant to the terms of the respective Collateral Document or any applicable Intercreditor Agreement): (1) first, to the payment (on a ratable basis) of any outstanding expenses actually due and payable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, under any of the Credit Documents and to repay or prepay outstanding Revolving Loans advanced by the Administrative Agent; (2) second, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clause (1) have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all outstanding expenses actually due and payable to each L/C Issuer under any of the Credit Documents and to repay all drawings on Letters of Credit that have not been reimbursed by the Borrowers and all interest thereon; (3) third, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) and (2) have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all accrued and unpaid interest actually due and payable on the Revolving Loans and all accrued and unpaid fees actually due and payable to the Administrative Agent the L/C Issuers and the Lenders under any of the Credit Documents; (4) fourth, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) through (3), inclusive, have been paid in full, to repay (on a ratable basis) the outstanding principal of Revolving Loans (whether or not then due and payable); (5fifth, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) through (4), inclusive, have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all outstanding Obligations of the Borrowers then due and payable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, and the Lenders under this Agreement; and (6) sixth, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) through (5), inclusive, have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all other outstanding Obligations of the Borrowers then due and payable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, and the Lenders under any of the Credit Documents. In the event there is a Cash Dominion Event and an Event of Default has occurred and been continuing, all collected amounts received in the Core Concentration Account shall be distributed and applied on a daily basis as contemplated by Section 8.3.

 

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(e)               If, at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Event as to which the Administrative Agent has notified the Borrower Representative, any cash, Cash Equivalents or Temporary Cash Investments owned by any Credit Party (other than (i) de minimis cash, Cash Equivalents or Temporary Cash Investments from time to time inadvertently misapplied by any Credit Party, (ii) cash and Cash Equivalents deposited or to be deposited in an Excluded Account, (iii) cash, Cash Equivalents or Temporary Cash Investments that are (or are in any account that is) excluded from the Collateral pursuant to any Collateral Document, including Excluded Property and (iv) cash, Cash Equivalents or Temporary Cash Investments in the Term Loan Priority Liquidity Account and Term Loan Priority Account) are deposited to any account, or held or invested in any manner, otherwise than in a Blocked Account subject to a Blocked Account Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to require the applicable Credit Party to close such account and have all funds therein transferred to a Blocked Account, and to cause all future deposits to be made to a Blocked Account.

 

(f)                The Parent Borrower and Restricted Subsidiaries, respectively, may close DDAs and/or open new DDAs, subject to, (i) the contemporaneous execution and delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Blocked Account Agreement consistent with the provisions of this Section 2.20 with respect to each such new DDA or (ii) other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(g)               The Core Concentration Account shall at all times be under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent. Each Credit Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that (x) such Credit Party has no right of withdrawal from the Core Concentration Account, (y) the funds on deposit in the Core Concentration Account shall at all times continue to be collateral security for all of the Obligations of the Credit Parties hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, and (z) the funds on deposit in the Core Concentration Account shall be applied as provided in this Agreement and any applicable Intercreditor Agreement. In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.20, any Credit Party receives or otherwise has dominion and control of any proceeds or collections required to be transferred to the Core Concentration Account pursuant to Section 2.20(c), such proceeds and collections shall be held in trust by such Credit Party for the Administrative Agent, shall not be commingled with any of such Credit Party’s other funds or deposited in any account of such Credit Party (other than any bank account by which the Parent Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary received or acquired dominion or control over such proceeds and collections or with any funds in such bank account) and shall promptly be deposited into the Core Concentration Account or dealt with in such other fashion as such Credit Party may be instructed by the Administrative Agent.

 

(h)               So long as no Cash Dominion Event has occurred and is continuing, the Credit Parties may direct, and shall have sole control over, the manner of disposition of funds in the Blocked Accounts.

 

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(i)                 Any amounts held or received in the Core Concentration Account at any time (x) when all of the monetary obligations due and owing hereunder and under the other Credit Documents have been satisfied or (y) all Cash Dominion Events have been cured or waived, shall (subject in the case of clause (x) to the provisions of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement), be remitted to the operating bank account of the applicable Borrower.

 

(j)                 Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Credit Parties shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 2.20 during the initial 60 day period commencing on the Closing Date to the extent that the arrangements described above are established and effective not later than the date that is 60 days following the Closing Date or such later date as the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, may agree.

 

(k)               In the event that a Credit Party acquires new demand deposit accounts in connection with an acquisition, the Borrower Representative will procure that such Credit Party shall within 30 days of the date of such acquisition (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) cause such new demand deposit accounts to comply with the applicable requirements of Section 2.20(b) (including, with respect to any new concentration account, by entering into a Blocked Account Agreement) or shall enter into other arrangements consistent with the provisions of this Section 2.20 and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with respect to such new or acquired demand deposit account.

 

2.21          [Reserved].

 

2.22          [Reserved].

 

2.23          Swing Line Loans.

 

(a)               Swing Line Loans Commitments. Prior to the Maturity Date, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender may, in its sole discretion, make Swing Line Loans to the Borrowers, in Dollars; provided that, after giving effect to the making of any Swing Line Loan, (v) the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect, (w) the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered), (x) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effect and (y) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans made by the Swing Line Lender, plus the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Letters of Credit issued by such Swing Line Lender, plus the Swing Line Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations issued by L/C Issuers other than the Swing Line Lender shall not exceed the Swing Line Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time. Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.23 may be repaid and reborrowed until the Maturity Date. The Swing Line Lender’s Commitment to make Swing Line Loans shall expire on the Maturity Date and all Swing Line Loans and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Swing Line Loans shall be paid in full no later than such date. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.23, prepay under Section 2.12, and reborrow under this Section 2.23.

 

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(b)               Borrowing Mechanics for Swing Line Loans.

 

(i)              To request the making of a Swing Line Loan hereunder, the Borrower Representative shall notify the Swing Line Lender of such request in writing by delivery (which may be by facsimile) of a Funding Notice signed by the Borrower Representative not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Borrowing.

 

(ii)              The Swing Line Lender shall make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the applicable Borrower not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified in the relevant Funding Notice by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars to be credited to the account of such Borrower at the principal office designated by the Administrative Agent or such other account as may be designated in writing to the Swing Line Lender by such Borrower.

 

(iii)            With respect to any Swing Line Loans which have not been voluntarily prepaid by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.12, the Swing Line Lender may at any time in its sole and absolute discretion, deliver to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower Representative) at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed Borrowing, a notice (which shall be deemed to be a Funding Notice given by the Borrower Representative) requesting that each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans to the applicable Borrower on the date of such Borrowing in an amount equal to the amount of such Swing Line Loans (the “Refunded Swing Line Loans”) outstanding on the date such notice is given which the Swing Line Lender requests Lenders to prepay. Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, (A) the proceeds of such Revolving Loans made by the Lenders other than the Swing Line Lender shall be immediately delivered to the Swing Line Lender (and not to any Borrower) and applied to repay a corresponding portion of the Refunded Swing Line Loans and (B) if the Swing Line Lender is a Revolving Lender, on the day such Revolving Loans are made, the Swing Line Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Refunded Swing Line Loans shall be deemed to be paid with the proceeds of a Revolving Loan made by the Swing Line Lender to the applicable Borrower, and such portion of the Swing Line Loans deemed to be so paid shall no longer be outstanding as Swing Line Loans but shall instead constitute part of the Swing Line Lender’s outstanding Revolving Loans to such Borrower. Each Borrower hereby authorizes the Swing Line Lender to charge such Borrower’s accounts with the Swing Line Lender (up to the amount available in each such account) in order to immediately pay the Swing Line Lender the amount of the Refunded Swing Line Loans to the extent the proceeds of such Revolving Loans made by the Lenders, including the Revolving Loans deemed to be made by the Swing Line Lender, are not sufficient to repay in full the Refunded Swing Line Loans. If any portion of any such amount paid (or deemed to be paid) to the Swing Line Lender should be recovered by or on behalf of any Borrower from the Swing Line Lender in bankruptcy or insolvency, by assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise, the loss of the amount so recovered shall be ratably shared among all Lenders.

 

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(iv)             If for any reason Revolving Loans are not made pursuant to Section 2.23(b)(iv) in an amount sufficient to repay any amounts owed to the Swing Line Lender in respect of any outstanding Swing Line Loans on or before the third Business Day after demand for payment thereof by the Swing Line Lender, each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment shall be deemed to, and hereby agrees to, have purchased a participation in such outstanding Swing Line Loans, and in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the applicable unpaid amount together with accrued interest thereon. Upon one Business Day’s notice from the Swing Line Lender, each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment shall deliver to the Swing Line Lender an amount equal to its respective participation in the applicable unpaid amount in Same Day Funds at the principal office of the Swing Line Lender. In order to evidence such participation, each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment agrees to enter into a participation agreement at the request of the Swing Line Lender in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Swing Line Lender. In the event any Lender holding a Revolving Commitment fails to make available to the Swing Line Lender the amount of such Lender’s participation as provided in this paragraph, the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at the rate customarily used by the Swing Line Lender for the correction of errors among banks and thereafter at the Base Rate. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender with respect to amounts owing under this Section 2.23(b)(v) shall be conclusive absent manifest error. No funding of risk participations hereunder shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrowers to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest, as provided for in this Agreement.

 

(v)               Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (A) each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans for the purpose of repaying any Refunded Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.23(b)(iv) and each Lender’s obligation to purchase a participation in any unpaid Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.23(b)(v) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (1) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, any Credit Party or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (2) the occurrence or continuation of a Default or Event of Default; (3) any adverse change in the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of any Credit Party; (4) any breach of this Agreement or any other Credit Document by any party thereto; or (5) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that such obligations of each Lender to make Revolving Loans hereunder (but not to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant Section 2.23(b)(iii) above) are subject to the condition that the Swing Line Lender had not received prior notice from the Borrower Representative or the Requisite Lenders that any of the conditions under Section 3.2 to the making of the applicable Refunded Swing Line Loans or other unpaid Swing Line Loans were not satisfied at the time such Refunded Swing Line Loans or unpaid Swing Line Loans were made; and (B) the Swing Line Lender shall not be obligated to make any Swing Line Loans (1) if it has elected not to do so after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Default or Event of Default or (2) at a time when any Lender is a Defaulting Lender unless the participations therein have been reallocated in the manner specified in Section 2.19(a)(iv) above or, if not so reallocated, the Swing Line Lender has entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it and the Borrower Representative to eliminate the Swing Line Lender’s risk with respect to the Defaulting Lender’s participation in such Swing Line Loan, including by Cash Collateralizing 103% of such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Swing Line Loans.

 

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(c)               Resignation and Removal of Swing Line Lender. So long as a replacement Swing Line Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower Representative has been identified and has agreed to assume the responsibilities of the Swing Line Lender, the Swing Line Lender may resign as the Swing Line Lender upon thirty days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower Representative. The Swing Line Lender may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower Representative, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Swing Line Lender (provided that no consent of the replaced Swing Line Lender will be required if the replaced Swing Line Lender is a Defaulting Lender or has no Swing Line Loans outstanding or such Swing Line Loans will be prepaid on the effective date of such removal) and the successor Swing Line Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the Swing Line Lender. At the time any such replacement or resignation shall become effective, the Borrowers shall prepay any outstanding Swing Line Loans made by the resigning or removed Swing Line Lender. From and after the effective date of any such replacement or resignation, (x) any successor Swing Line Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of a Swing Line Lender under this Agreement with respect to Swing Line Loans made thereafter and (y) references herein to the term “Swing Line Lender” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Swing Line Lender, or to such successor and all previous Swing Line Lenders, as the context shall require.

 

(d)               On the Maturity Date all then outstanding Swing Line Loans shall be repaid in full.

 

SECTION 3.         CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

3.1              Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, to make Credit Extensions on the Closing Date shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived), in each case, as determined by the Administrative Agent:

 

(a)               Credit Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received this Agreement, the Intra-Group Subordination Agreement, the Pledge and Security Agreement, and each other Collateral Document required to be delivered on or prior to the Closing Date, in each case, duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of each Credit Party that is a party thereto.

 

(b)               [Reserved].

 

(c)               Borrowing Base Certificate. Prior to the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Base Certificate with respect to the month ended September 30, 2020, and otherwise meeting the requirements of Section 5.4.

 

(d)               Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent shall have received (a) GAAP audited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent Borrower for the three most recently completed fiscal years ended at least 90 days prior to the Closing Date and (b) consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Parent Borrower for each subsequent fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter of the Parent Borrower’s fiscal year) ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date (and the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year). The Administrative Agent hereby acknowledge receipt of the financial statements in the foregoing clause (a) for the fiscal years of the Parent Borrower ended June 30, 2020, June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and the financial statements in the foregoing clause (b) for the fiscal quarter of the Parent Borrower ended September 30, 2020.

 

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(e)               Fees. All accrued and reasonable fees, costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses and the fees and expenses of any other advisors) and other compensation due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have been paid to the extent due and payable and to the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

 

(f)               Solvency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received the Solvency Certificate duly executed by a Financial Officer of the Parent Borrower.

 

(g)               Closing Deliverables. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of each Credit Party listed on the signature pages hereto, dated the Closing Date and certifying:

 

(i)                 that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the Organizational Documents of such Credit Party, (1) in the case of a corporation or limited liability company, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official of the applicable Governmental Authority where such certification is available) of the jurisdiction of its organization or (2) otherwise certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or a director of such Credit Party or another Person duly authorized by the constituent documents of such Credit Party, in each case with a certification that such governing document has not been amended since the date of the last amendment disclosed pursuant to this subclause (g)(i);

 

(ii)              that attached thereto is a certificate as to the good standing (or equivalent document to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of such Credit Party as of a recent date from the Secretary of State (or other similar official of the jurisdiction of its organization, to the extent readily available in the relevant jurisdiction);

 

(iii)            that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors or (in the case of a unanimous shareholder declaration) the shareholder, of such Credit Party authorizing (A) the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents to which it is a party or any other document delivered in connection herewith and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect and (B) a named Person or persons to sign such Credit Documents and any documents to be delivered by such Credit Party pursuant thereto; and

 

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(iv)             as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each Authorized Officer executing the Credit Documents or any other document delivered in connection herewith on behalf of such Credit Party.

 

(h)               Legal Opinions. The Administrative Agent shall have received:

 

(i)              a customary legal opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York counsel to the Credit Parties;

 

(ii)             a customary legal opinion of Fox Rothschild LLP, Pennsylvania and Delaware counsel to the Credit Parties; and

 

(iii)            a customary legal opinion of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Indiana counsel to the Credit Parties.

 

(i)                [Reserved].

 

(j)                Security Interests. The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a search of the UCC filings made with respect to the Credit Parties in the applicable jurisdictions for each Credit Party and copies of the financing statements (or similar documents, if any) disclosed by such search and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Liens indicated by such financing statements (or similar documents) are permitted by Section 6.2 or have been or will contemporaneously with the initial funding of the Loans on the Closing Date be released or terminated. Each document (including any UCC financing statement (or similar documents)) required by the Collateral Documents or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (subject to the terms of the Pledge and Security Agreement) to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected Lien on the Collateral described therein, prior and superior in right to any other Person (other than with respect to Permitted Liens), shall have been filed, registered or recorded or shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent in proper form for filing, registration or recordation.

 

(k)               Know Your Customer and Other Required Information. The Administrative Agent shall have completed (i) USA PATRIOT Act searches, OFAC/PEP searches and customary individual background checks for each Credit Party, and (ii) OFAC/PEP searches and customary individual background searches for each Credit Party’s senior management and key principals, the results of which shall be satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

 

(l)                No Material Adverse Effect. Since June 30, 2020, there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect.

 

(m)             Indebtedness. After giving effect to this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and the other transactions contemplated hereby, the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall not have any outstanding Indebtedness for borrowed money other than (i) the Obligations and (ii) other Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.1.

 

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(n)              Officer’s Certificate as to Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date, except in the case of any representation or warranty which expressly relates to a given date or period, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the respective date or respective period, as the case may be (provided that, to the extent any representation or warranty is qualified by, or subject to, “materiality,” “material adverse effect” or similar language, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects). The Administrative Agent shall have received a closing certificate, signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(o)               [Reserved].

 

(p)              Excess Availability. After giving effect to any borrowing and any issuance of any Letter of Credit on the Closing Date, the Excess Availability shall equal or exceed $20,000,000.

 

(q)              No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the execution of this Agreement, the making of Loans or the extension of any other credit contemplated to be extended by any Lender pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(r)               Term Loan Agreement Amendment. Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the Term Loan Agreement Amendment, duly executed and delivered by Term Loan Agent and each Term Loan Lender party thereto, which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(s)              ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, duly executed and delivered by Term Loan Agent and acknowledged by each Credit Party.

 

For purposes of determining whether the conditions specified in this Section 3.1 have been satisfied, by releasing its signature page hereto, the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or waived, or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required hereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be.

 

3.2                Conditions to Any Credit Extension After the Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to make any Loan or each L/C Issuer to issue any Letter of Credit, on any Credit Date (other than the Closing Date), are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)               the Administrative Agent shall have received a fully executed and delivered Funding Notice or Letter of Credit Application, as the case may be;

 

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(b)               after making the Credit Extensions requested on such Credit Date, the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect;

 

(c)               as of such Credit Date, the representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Credit Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of that Credit Date to the same extent as though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date; provided that, in each case, such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and

 

(d)               as of such Credit Date, no event shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the consummation of the applicable Credit Extension that would constitute a Default or an Event of Default.

 

SECTION 4.           REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

In order to induce Agents, Lenders and L/C Issuers to enter into this Agreement and to make each Credit Extension to be made thereby, the Parent Borrower, with respect to itself and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, represents and warrants to each Agent, Lender and L/C Issuer that the following statements are true and correct:

 

4.1               Organization; Powers. Each of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) is a limited liability company, corporation or partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) is in good standing (or, if applicable in a foreign jurisdiction, enjoys the equivalent status to the extent such equivalent status exists under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction of organization) under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite power and authority to own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted, (c) is qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required and (d) has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Credit Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrowers, to borrow and otherwise obtain credit hereunder; except in each case referred to in clause (b) (other than with respect to the Parent Borrower) and clause (c) where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.2                Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by each of the Credit Parties of each of the Credit Documents to which it is a party and the borrowings hereunder (a) have been duly authorized by all corporate, stockholder or limited liability company or partnership or organizational action required to be obtained by such Credit Party and (b) will not (A) violate (i) any provision of applicable law, statute, rule or regulation, (ii) any provision of the certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents or by-laws of such Credit Party, (iii) any applicable order of any court or any rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority that has jurisdiction over such Credit Party or (iv) any provision of any indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument to which such Credit Party is a party or by which any of them or any of their property is or may be bound or (B) be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under, give rise to a right of or result in any cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation (including any payment) under any such indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument, where any such conflict, violation, breach or default referred to in clause (b)(A)(i) (other than with respect to the Parent Borrower), (ii), (iii) or (iv) or (b)(B), would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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4.3                Enforceability. The Credit Documents have been duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party that is a party thereto and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Credit Party and are enforceable against each such Credit Party in accordance with their respective terms, subject to (a) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (c) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

 

4.4                Governmental Approvals; Third-Party Consents. No action, consent or approval of, registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority or third party is or will be required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Credit Parties of the Credit Documents and the borrowings contemplated hereby, the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (other than Liens with respect to Intellectual Property, the perfection of which is addressed in Section 4.17(c)) or the exercise by any Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Credit Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral, except for (a) the filing of UCC and financing statements (or similar documents), (b) filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, (c) recordation of any mortgages, (d) such as have been made or obtained and are in full force and effect, (e) such other actions, consents and approvals with respect to which the failure to be obtained or made would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (f) filings or other actions listed on Schedule 4.4.

 

4.5                 Financial Statements. The financial statements referenced in Section 3.1(d), together with the unqualified auditor’s reports thereon in the case of annual audited financial statements referred to therein, fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of Parent Borrower as of the date thereof and its financial performance and cash flows for the periods covered thereby in accordance with GAAP, except as otherwise expressly noted therein.

 

4.6                 No Material Adverse Effect. Since June 30, 2020, there has been no event, development or circumstance that has had a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.7                Title to Properties. Except as disclosed in Schedule 6.2, each of the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries has valid fee simple title to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in all of its owned or leased material real properties and has valid title to its personal property and assets, except where the failure to have such title, interests or easements would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. All such properties and assets fee-owned (or in jurisdictions where no fee-owned concept is applicable, owned) by any Credit Party are free and clear of Liens, other than (i) Liens and encumbrances permitted by Section 6.2, and (ii) licenses, sublicenses, covenants not to sue, releases or other rights under Intellectual Property granted to others in the ordinary course of business or in the reasonable business judgment of the Parent Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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4.8                 Equity Interests and Ownership of Subsidiaries.

 

(a)               Schedule 4.8 sets forth as of the Closing Date the name and jurisdiction of incorporation, formation or organization of each subsidiary of the Parent Borrower and, as to each such subsidiary, the percentage of each class of Equity Interests owned by the Parent Borrower or any such subsidiary.

 

(b)              As of the Closing Date, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than stock options granted to employees or directors and directors’ qualifying shares) of any nature relating to any Equity Interests of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

4.9                Litigation; Compliance with Laws.

 

(a)               As of the Closing Date, except as set forth on Schedule 4.9, there are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or, to the knowledge of the Borrower Representative, investigations by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority or in arbitration now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower Representative, threatened in writing against the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries or any business, property or rights of such Person: (i) that involve any Credit Document or (ii) as to which an adverse determination is reasonably probable and which, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)               None of the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets is in violation of (nor will the continued operation of their material properties and assets as currently conducted violate) any law, rule or regulation, or is in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority, where such violation or default would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)               In the past two years: (i) all material products manufactured, tested, investigated, marketed, sole or distributed by or on behalf of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have been and are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Healthcare Laws; and (ii) neither the Parent Borrower nor its Restricted Subsidiaries have received any written warning letter or other written notice from any Governmental Authority regarding a material violation of any Healthcare Laws, nor are they subject to any continuing material obligation arising under any warning letter or other notice from any Governmental Authority of material violation of any Healthcare Laws.

 

(d)               Neither the Parent Borrower nor its Restricted Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower Representative, any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or contractors have been excluded or debarred from any federal healthcare program (including without limitation Medicare or Medicaid).

 

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4.10              Federal Reserve Regulations.

 

(a)               None of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.

 

(b)               No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used by the Credit Parties, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, (i) to purchase or carry Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose or (ii) for any purpose that entails a violation of, or that is inconsistent with, the provisions of the regulations of the Board of Governors, including Regulation U or Regulation X.

 

4.11              Investment Company Act. Neither the Parent Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

4.12              Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Revolving Loans will be used (1) on the Closing Date (x) to pay the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Credit parties of the Credit Documents and the borrowings contemplated hereby, and (y) to fund any fees set forth in the Fee Letter and (2) after the Closing Date, for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement, including for working capital and general corporate purposes (including Permitted Acquisitions).

 

4.13              Tax Returns. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) has timely filed or caused to be timely filed (after giving effect to all extensions) all Tax returns required to have been filed by it and each such Tax return is true and correct in all respects and (ii) has timely paid or caused to be timely paid all Taxes shown thereon to be due and payable by it and all other Taxes or assessments, except Taxes or assessments that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings in accordance with Section 5.3 and for which the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (as the case may be) has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP.

 

4.14              No Material Misstatements.

 

(a)               All written information (other than projections, estimates, forecasts, forward looking information and information of a general economic nature or general industry nature) (the “Information”) concerning the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and otherwise furnished by or on behalf of the foregoing or their representatives and made available to any Lender or the Administrative Agent in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Credit Parties of the Credit Documents and the borrowings contemplated hereby for use in evaluating the same or the other transactions contemplated hereby, when taken as a whole, was true and correct in all material respects as of the date such Information was furnished to the Lenders and as of the Closing Date and did not, taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a material fact as of any such date or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, taken as a whole, not materially misleading in any material respect in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made (after giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to such time).

 

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(b)             The projections, estimates, forecasts and forward-looking information (collectively, “Forecasted Information”)(other than information of a general economic nature or general industry nature), if any, furnished by or on behalf of the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries and furnished to the Administrative Agent or Lenders have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower Representative to be reasonable at the time made and at the time such Forecasted Information was furnished (it being understood that actual results may vary materially from such Forecasted Information) and as of the Closing Date, it being understood (A) that such Forecasted Information is as to future events and is not to be viewed as fact, that such Forecasted Information is subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries, that no assurance can be given that any particular projection, estimate or forecast included in the Forecasted Information will be realized and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such Forecasted Information may differ significantly from the projected results and such differences may be material and that such Forecasted Information is not a guarantee of future financial performance and (B) that no representation is made with respect to information of a general economic or general industry nature.

 

4.15             Employee Benefit Plans. (i) The Parent Borrower and each of its subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable provisions and requirements of all applicable laws, rules and regulations with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, and have performed all their obligations under each Employee Benefit Plan, (ii) each Employee Benefit Plan which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service indicating that such Employee Benefit Plan is so qualified and, to the knowledge of the Borrower Representative, nothing has occurred subsequent to the issuance of such determination letter which could cause such Employee Benefit Plan to lose its qualified status, (iii) no liability to the PBGC (other than required premium payments), the Internal Revenue Service, any Employee Benefit Plan or any trust established under Title IV of ERISA has been or is expected to be incurred by the Parent Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates, (iv) no ERISA Event has occurred or, to the knowledge of the Borrower Representative, is reasonably expected to occur and (v) the Parent Borrower, each of its subsidiaries and each of their ERISA Affiliates have complied with the requirements of Section 515 of ERISA with respect to each Multiemployer Plan and are not in material “default” (as defined in Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA) with respect to payments to a Multiemployer Plan; in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to result, in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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4.16              Environmental Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16, neither the Parent Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is subject to any outstanding written order, consent decree or settlement agreement with any Person relating to any Environmental Law, any Environmental Claim or any Hazardous Materials Activity that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries, neither the Parent Borrower nor any of its subsidiaries has received any letter or request for information under Section 104 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9604) or any comparable state law that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are and, to each of the Parent Borrower’s and its subsidiaries’ knowledge, have been no conditions, occurrences or Hazardous Materials Activities which could reasonably be expected to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against the Parent Borrower or any of its subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Parent Borrower nor any of its subsidiaries has filed any notice under any Environmental Law indicating past or present treatment of Hazardous Materials at any facility, and none of the Parent Borrower’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ operations involves the treatment, storage or disposal (“TSD”) of hazardous waste, such as could subject it to regulation as a TSD facility as defined under 40 C.F.R. Parts 260-270 or any state equivalent. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, both the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries are, and for the past two years have been, in compliance with all Environmental Laws, and to the knowledge of the Parent Borrower and each of its subsidiaries, future compliance with all requirements pursuant to or under Environmental Laws would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Parent Borrower and each of its subsidiaries, no event or condition has occurred or is occurring with respect to the Parent Borrower or any of its subsidiaries relating to any Environmental Law, any Release of Hazardous Materials or any Hazardous Materials Activity which individually or in the aggregate has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.17             Collateral Documents.

 

(a)               Subject to laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, each Lien under each Collateral Document (other than the Pledge and Security Agreement) creates the Lien which it is expressed to create with the ranking and priority it is expressed to have over the property which it is expressed to apply, subject to the Permitted Liens.

 

(b)               The Pledge and Security 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 and proceeds thereof. In the case of (i) the pledged collateral described in the Pledge and Security Agreement, when certificates or promissory notes, as applicable, representing such pledged collateral are delivered to the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Representative (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement), (ii) the Deposit Accounts a security interest in which is required by the Collateral Documents to be perfected by “control” (as described in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in each applicable jurisdiction from time to time), upon the effectiveness of Blocked Account Agreements covering such Deposit Accounts and (iii) in the case of the other Collateral described therein (other than Intellectual Property), when financing statements and other filings specified therein are filed in the offices specified in the schedules to the Pledge and Security Agreement, the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have a perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties in such Collateral (other than Intellectual Property, which is addressed in Section 4.17(c)) and, subject to Section 9-315 of the New York UCC (or any similar or equivalent legislation as in effect from time to time in the applicable jurisdiction), the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing UCC financing statements (or similar documents, if any), in each case prior and superior in right to the Lien of any other Person, except for Permitted Liens, to the extent any such Permitted Lien would have priority over the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to applicable law or any contract.

 

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(c)               In the case of Collateral (described in the Pledge and Security Agreement) that consists of Intellectual Property, when the Pledge and Security Agreement or a short-form version thereof is properly filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, and, with respect to Collateral in which a security interest cannot be perfected by such filings, upon the proper filing of the financing statements referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section 4.17, the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have, solely if and to the extent that a Lien on and security interest in such Intellectual Property can be perfected by such filings in such offices, a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties thereunder in all such Intellectual Property in the United States, in each case prior and superior in right to the Lien of any other Person (except for Permitted Liens, to the extent any such Permitted Lien would have priority over the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to applicable law or any contract) (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office may be necessary to perfect a Lien on registered trademarks and patents, trademark and patent applications and registered copyrights and copyright applications applied for, acquired by or issued to the Grantors (as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement) after the Closing Date).

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement (including this Section 4.17) or in any other Credit Document to the contrary, no Credit Party makes any representation or warranty as to the effects of perfection or non-perfection or as to the rights and remedies of the Agents or any Lender with respect thereto, under foreign law.

 

4.18              Insurance. Schedule 4.18 sets forth a true, complete and correct description of all material casualty and liability insurance maintained by the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries as of two Business Days prior to the Closing Date. The Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (after giving effect to all self-insurance) have insurance in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses of the same size and character as the business of the Parent Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, and, to the extent relevant, owning similar properties in localities where such Person operates.

 

4.19              Solvency. On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions:

 

(a)               the amount of the fair saleable value of the assets of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, on a “going concern” basis exceeds the value of all liabilities of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, including contingent and other liabilities, as generally determined in accordance with applicable United States federal laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors;

 

(b)               the amount of the fair saleable value of the assets of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, on a “going concern” basis exceeds the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, on their existing debts (including contingent liabilities) as such debts become absolute and matured;

 

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(c)               the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, do not have an unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of the businesses in which they are engaged or proposed to be engaged; and

 

(d)               the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will be able to pay their liabilities, including contingent and other liabilities, as they mature.

 

For the purposes hereof, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that could reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability.

 

4.20              Beneficial Ownership. As of the Closing Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct in all respects.

 

4.21              Intellectual Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.21 or as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (a) to the knowledge of the Borrower Representative, none of the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, nor the operation of their respective businesses, is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property of any Person, (b) neither the Parent Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received any written notice that any claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened and (c) to the knowledge of the Borrower Representative, no Person is infringing, misappropriating or violating any Intellectual Property owned by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

4.22              Anti-Terrorism Laws.

 

(a)               No Credit Party or any of its subsidiaries, and to the knowledge of the Borrower Representative, no director, officer, employee, agent or Affiliate of each such Credit Party or any such subsidiary, is (x) in violation of any Sanctions, or (y) in material violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, AML Legislation or any applicable law relating to terrorism (together with Sanctions, collectively, “Anti-Terrorism Laws”), including, without limitation, Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001 (the “Executive Order”), the USA Patriot Act, the laws and regulations administered by OFAC, the Trading with the Enemy Act (12 U.S.C. §95), the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. §§1701-1707).

 

(b)               Neither any Credit Party, nor any of its subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower Representative, any of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees or agents, is any of the following:

 

(i)              a Prohibited Person or a Person controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any Person that is a Prohibited Person;

 

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(ii)             a Person who commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports “terrorism” as defined in the Executive Order;

 

(iii)            a Person who is located, incorporated, organized or ordinarily resident in a Sanctioned Jurisdiction;

 

(iv)            a Person who has any assets located in a Sanctioned Jurisdiction, in violation of Sanctions; or

 

(v)             a Person who derives revenues from investments in, or transactions with Prohibited Persons or in Sanctioned Jurisdictions, in violation of Sanctions.

 

(c)               The proceeds of the Loans and the Letters of Credit will not be used by any Borrower or any of its subsidiaries to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or make any payments to, a Prohibited Person or Person in a Sanctioned Jurisdiction in violations of Sanctions, or otherwise used in any manner that would violate any Anti-Terrorism Laws or the FCPA by any Person (including any Lender, Lender Counterparty or other individual or entity participating in any transaction).

 

(d)               Each of the Credit Parties and its subsidiaries has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with all applicable Anti-Terrorism Laws.

 

4.23              Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Neither any Credit Party nor any Restricted Subsidiary has paid, offered, promised to pay or authorized the payment of, directly or indirectly, any money or anything of value to any foreign official for the purpose of influencing any act or decision of such foreign official or of such foreign official’s Governmental Authority or to secure any improper advantage, for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any Person, in each case in material violation of any applicable law in the jurisdictions in which it operates, including but not limited to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”).

 

4.24              [Reserved].

 

4.25             Undisclosed Liabilities. The Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries have no material obligations or liabilities, matured or unmatured, fixed or contingent, other than (i) those set forth or adequately provided for in the financial statements delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) those incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required to be set forth in the financial statements under GAAP, (iii) those incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the most recently delivered balance sheet, (iv) those incurred in connection with the execution of this Agreement and (v) those that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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4.26              Labor Matters. As of the Closing Date, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (a) there are no strikes, lockouts, slowdowns or other labor disputes against any Credit Party, to the knowledge of any Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative, threatened, (b) the hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Credit Parties and the subsidiaries are not, to the knowledge of any Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, provincial, territorial, local or foreign law dealing with such matters, (c) there is, to the knowledge of any Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative, no union organization activity and (d) all payments due from any Credit Party or any subsidiary, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Credit Party or such subsidiary to the extent required by GAAP, and each Credit Party has withheld and remitted all employee withholdings to be withheld or remitted by it and has made all employer contributions to be made by it, in each case pursuant to applicable law on account of employment insurance and employee income taxes and any other required payroll deduction. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the execution, delivery and performance by the Credit Parties of the Credit Documents and the borrowings contemplated hereby will not give rise to a right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which the Parent Borrower or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by the Parent Borrower or any of its subsidiaries is bound.

 

4.27              Eligible Accounts. As of the date of each Borrowing Base Certificate, each Account included in the calculation of Eligible Accounts in such Borrowing Base Certificate satisfy all requirements of an “Eligible Account” hereunder.

 

4.28              Unrestricted Subsidiaries. As of the Closing Date, the Parent Borrower has no Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

 

SECTION 5.           AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

The Parent Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as the Revolving Commitments have not been terminated and until the payment in full of the principal of and interest on each Loan, cancellation, expiration (without any pending drawing) or cash collateralization of or other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer regarding all Letters of Credit, and the payment in full of all fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under any Credit Document (other than amounts in respect of indemnification, expense reimbursement, yield protection or tax gross-up and other contingent obligations with respect to which no claim has been made), the Parent Borrower shall perform, and shall cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to perform, all covenants in this Section 5.

 

5.1                 Existence; Material Properties.

 

(a)               Do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, except as otherwise expressly permitted under this Agreement, and maintain all rights and franchises, licenses and permits material to the conduct of its business, in each case, except where the failure to so maintain would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)               Do or cause to be done all things necessary to at all times maintain and preserve all material property necessary to the normal conduct of its business and keep such property in good repair, working order and condition (with ordinary wear and tear and any casualty or condemnation excepted), except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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5.2                Insurance. Maintain casualty and liability insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by similarly situated companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations (after giving effect to any self-insurance) and, with respect to the Collateral, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any material (i) property and property casualty insurance policies to be endorsed or otherwise amended to include a “standard” or “New York” lender’s loss payable endorsement (or comparable provisions applicable in the relevant foreign jurisdiction) and (ii) liability policy to identify the Administrative Agent (on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties) as additional insured thereunder as its interest may appear, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

5.3                 Payment of Obligations. Pay and discharge promptly when due all obligations and liabilities (including, without limitation, Taxes imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property), before the same shall become delinquent or in default, as well as all lawful claims that, if unpaid, might give rise to a Lien upon such properties or any part thereof; provided, however, that such payment and discharge shall not be required (a) with respect to any such Tax so long as the validity or amount thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the Parent Borrower or the affected Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves to the extent required in accordance with GAAP with respect thereto, or (b) except to the extent failure to do so would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Timely file or cause to be timely filed (after giving effect to all extensions) all Tax returns required to be filed by it, except to the extent failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.4                 Financial Statements, Reports, Etc. Furnish to the Administrative Agent, who shall furnish to each Lender:

 

(a)               within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year (or such longer period as may be permitted by the SEC if the Parent Borrower were then subject to the SEC reporting requirements as a non-accelerated flier), (i) a consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows showing the financial position of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries as of the close of such Fiscal Year and their consolidated financial performance and cash flows for such year and setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the prior Fiscal Year and (ii) a Narrative Report for such Fiscal Year, which consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows shall be audited by chartered professional accountants of recognized national standing and accompanied by an opinion of such accountants (which opinion shall not be qualified as to scope of audit or as to the status of the Parent Borrower or any Material Subsidiary as a “going concern” (provided that such report may contain a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, if such qualification or exception is related solely to (i) an upcoming maturity date of any Indebtedness incurred in compliance with Section 6.1, (ii) any potential inability to satisfy any financial maintenance covenant included in any Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or its subsidiaries on a future date in a future period or (iii) the activities, operations, financial results, assets or liabilities of any Unrestricted Subsidiary)) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and financial performance and cash flows of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (it being understood that the delivery or furnishing by the Parent Borrower or any Parent Holding Company of an Annual Report on Form 10-K shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 5.4(a));

 

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(b)              within 45 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year (or such longer period as may be permitted by the SEC if the Parent Borrower were then subject to the SEC reporting requirements as a non-accelerated flier), commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2020, (i) a consolidated balance sheet and related statements of comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows showing the financial position of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries as of the close of such Fiscal Quarter and their consolidated financial performance and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter and the then-elapsed portion of the Fiscal Year and setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the prior Fiscal Year and (ii) a Narrative Report for such Fiscal Quarter, all of which shall be in reasonable detail and which consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows shall be certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower Representative on behalf of the Borrower Representative as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial performance and cash flows of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes) (it being understood that the delivery or furnishing by the Parent Borrower or any Parent Holding Company of a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 5.4(b));

 

(c)               within five Business Days of any delivery of financial statements under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 5.4, a Compliance Certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower Representative (i) certifying that no Event of Default or Default has occurred that is then continuing, except as set forth therein and (ii) setting forth the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) for the twelve-month period ending at the end of such fiscal period;

 

(d)              within 90 days after the beginning of each Fiscal Year, a consolidated annual budget for such Fiscal Year, including a description of underlying assumptions with respect thereto, which budget shall in each case be accompanied by the statement of a Financial Officer of the Borrower Representative to the effect that such budget is based on assumptions believed by such Financial Officer to be reasonable as of the date of delivery thereof;

 

(e)               promptly, from time to time, such other customary information (which is readily available) regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Credit Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries and their compliance with the terms of any Credit Document, in each case, as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request (for itself or on behalf of any Lender);

 

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(f)                promptly upon becoming aware of the occurrence of any ERISA Event, a written notice specifying the nature thereof, what action the Parent Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto and, when known, any action taken or threatened in writing by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or the PBGC;

 

(g)               not later than 5:00 P.M. on the 20th Business Day of each month (or (i) more frequently as the Borrower Representative may elect, so long as the same frequency of delivery is maintained by the Borrower Representative for the immediately following 30 day

 

period, or (ii) not later than 5:00 P.M. on or before Wednesday of each week if at any time (1) an Enhanced Reporting Event has occurred or (2) a Specified Event of Default has occurred and is continuing ending on the first date thereafter on which such Enhanced Reporting Event is no longer continuing or such Specified Event of Default is no longer continuing), a borrowing base certificate setting forth the Borrowing Base (with supporting calculations) substantially in the form of Exhibit K hereto (each, a “Borrowing Base Certificate”), which shall be prepared as of the last Business Day of the preceding month (or (x) such other applicable date to be agreed by the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent in the case of clause (i) above or (y) the previous Friday in the case of clause (ii) above) in the case of each subsequent Borrowing Base Certificate. Each such Borrowing Base Certificate shall include such supporting information as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the Administrative Agent. The Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent hereby agree that the delivery of the Borrowing Base Certificate through the Administrative Agent’s electronic platform or portal, subject to the Administrative Agent’s authentication process, by such other electronic method as may be approved by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its Permitted Discretion, or by such other electronic input of information necessary to calculate the Borrowing Base as may be approved by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its Permitted Discretion, shall in each case be deemed to satisfy the obligation of the Borrower Representative to deliver such Borrowing Base Certificate, with the same legal effect as if such Borrowing Base Certificate had been manually executed by the Borrower Representative and delivered to the Administrative Agent;

 

(h)               concurrently with the delivery of each Borrowing Base Certificate, the following information:

 

(i)               a detailed aging, by total, of the Credit Parties’ Accounts, together with a reconciliation and supporting documentation for any reconciling items noted; and

 

(ii)              a detailed calculation of those Accounts that are not eligible for the Borrowing Base;

 

(i)                 monthly (not later than the 30th day of each month), a reconciliation of Accounts of the Parent Borrower’s general ledger to its monthly financial statements, including any book reserves related to each category;

 

(j)                 within 45 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2020, (i) a quarterly Account roll-forward, in a format acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its discretion, tied to the beginning and ending account receivable balances of the Parent Borrower’s general ledger, (ii) a detailed report regarding each Credit Party’s and its subsidiaries’ cash and Cash Equivalents, (iii) a summary aging, by vendor, of each Credit Party’s accounts payable and any book overdraft and an aging, by vendor, of any held checks, and (iv) a reconciliation of accounts payable of the Parent Borrower’s general ledger to its quarterly financial statements;

 

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(k)                promptly, but in any event within five Business Days after any Credit Party receives notice that a customer intends to terminate any Material Contract, a copy of such Material Contract then in effect, a detailed description of such proposed termination and a description of the Credit Parties’ intended response;

 

(l)                 promptly, but in any event within 2 days after any Credit Party acquires any Margin Stock, notice of such acquisition, together with a description of the Margin Stock and a Form U-1 (with sufficient additional originals thereof for each Lender) duly executed and delivered by the Borrower Representative, together with such other documentation as Agent shall reasonably request, in order to enable Agent and the Lenders to comply with any of the requirements under Regulations T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board; and

 

(m)             upon request by the Administrative Agent, (i) copies of invoices together with corresponding shipping and delivery documents, and credit memos together with corresponding supporting documentation, with respect to invoices and credit memos in excess of an amount determined in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, from time to time, (ii) any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in parts (c) or (d) of such certification, and (iii) such other reports as to the Collateral of any Credit Party and its subsidiaries, as Agent may reasonably request

 

5.5              Litigation and Other Notices. Furnish to the Administrative Agent written notice (promptly after any Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative obtains actual knowledge thereof) of the following and which notice the Administrative Agent shall furnish to the Lenders:

 

(a)               any Default, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the corrective action (if any) proposed to be taken with respect thereto;

 

(b)               the filing or commencement of, or any written threat or written notice of intention of any Person to file or commence, any action, suit or proceeding, whether at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority or in arbitration, against the Parent Borrower or any other Credit Party as to which an adverse determination is reasonably probable and that, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c)               the Parent Borrower’s receipt of any: (i) written warning letter from the FDA; or (ii) other written notice from the FDA or other Governmental Authority that any material product manufactured, marketed, developed, sold or distributed by or on behalf of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries is subject to, or proceedings have been commenced seeking, the material seizure, withdrawal, recall, suspension or detention by the FDA or other Governmental Authority; and

 

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(d)               any seizure, detention, suspension or recall of, or any voluntary withdrawal or recall of, or any response or commitment to the FDA or any Governmental Authority to withdraw or recall, any product manufactured, marketed, developed, sold or distributed by or on behalf of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.6              Compliance with Laws. Comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property (including, without limitation, ERISA) except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that this Section 5.6 shall not apply to Environmental Laws, which are the subject of Section 5.10, Anti-Terrorism Laws, which are the subject of Section 5.13, or to laws related to Taxes, which are the subject of Section 5.3.

 

5.7               Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections. Maintain adequate books of record and account in a manner to allow financial statements to be prepared in conformity with GAAP consistently applied in respect of all material financial transactions and matters involving the material assets and business of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole and, upon at least ten Business Days’ notice (or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, upon at least five Business Days’ notice), permit the Administrative Agent to visit and inspect the financial records and the properties of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at reasonable times to be agreed during normal business hours and subject to (i) reasonable requirements of confidentiality, including requirements imposed by law or by contract and (ii) the rights of tenants (to the extent the tenants are not the Parent Borrower or any of its subsidiaries), if applicable. The Borrowers shall be obligated to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its actual out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with one visit or inspection each calendar year (increasing to two visits or inspections if an Enhanced Reporting Event has occurred and is continuing during such calendar year) and each visit or inspection following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.4(e) or in this Section 5.7, none of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary will be required to disclose, or permit the inspection or discussion of, any document, information or other matter (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders (or their respective representatives) is prohibited by Law or any binding agreement, or (iii) that is subject to attorney client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

 

5.8              Lender Calls. Following receipt by the Borrower Representative of a written request by the Administrative Agent (which request may only be given by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower Representative no later than 30 days following delivery of the annual financial statements pursuant to Section 5.4(a) or any quarterly financial statement pursuant to Section 5.4(b)), the Borrower Representative shall hold an update call (which call shall take place within ten Business Days following the receipt of such notice, as selected by the Borrower Representative or on such other date as may be agreed with the Administrative Agent) with a Financial Officer of the Borrower Representative and the Lenders to discuss the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the period covered by the applicable financial statements; provided, however, if the Borrower Representative is holding a conference call open to the public to discuss such results, the Borrower Representative will not be required to hold a separate call for the Lenders.

 

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5.9               Use of Proceeds.

 

(a)            Use the proceeds of the Loans in the manner set forth in Section 4.12;

 

(b)            Ensure that no Credit Party will use the proceeds of the Loans or the Letters of Credit, directly or, to the Borrower Representative’s knowledge after due inquiry, indirectly, in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law or the FCPA, including but not limited to (i) making any payments to a Sanctioned Jurisdiction or a Prohibited Person, to fund any investments, loans or contributions in, or otherwise make such proceeds available to, a Sanctioned Jurisdiction or a Prohibited Person, to fund any operations, activities or business of a Sanctioned Jurisdiction or a Prohibited Person, or in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person or (ii) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws or AML Legislation;

 

(c)            No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock or for any purpose that would entail a violation of Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X.

 

5.10             Compliance with Environmental Laws. Comply with all Environmental Laws applicable to its operations and properties, and comply with and obtain and renew all material permits, licenses and other approvals required pursuant to Environmental Law for its operations and properties, except, in each case with respect to this Section 5.10, to the extent the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.11              Further Assurances; Additional Security.

 

(a)               (i) As promptly as practicable, and in any event within the time periods after the Closing Date specified in Schedule 5.11 (or such later date as the Administrative Agent reasonably agrees to in writing), the Borrower Representative shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the documents or take the actions specified on Schedule 5.11 and (ii) after the Closing Date, the Borrower Representative or any other Credit Party shall execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments (including Blocked Account Agreements), and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements and other documents and recordings of Liens in stock registries), that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and to cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be and remain satisfied, all at the expense of the Borrowers, and provide to the Administrative Agent, from time to time upon reasonable request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents.

 

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(b)               If the Parent Borrower or any Credit Party directly or indirectly acquires fee-owned real property after the Closing Date (with any fee-owned real property of (x) any Restricted Subsidiary that is acquired after the Closing Date and becomes a Credit Party, (y) any subsidiary that is designated a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Subsidiary Redesignation and becomes a Credit Party and (z) any Immaterial Subsidiary that is designated a Material Subsidiary and becomes a Credit Party being deemed to have been acquired after the Closing Date) that has a fair market value of $7.5 million or more on an individual basis at the time of acquisition of fee ownership of such real property notify the Administrative Agent and provide the Administrative Agent with a complete description of such property (including its legal description) reasonably promptly following the acquisition thereof.

 

(c)               If any additional subsidiary of the Parent Borrower (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) is formed or acquired after the Closing Date, within thirty days after the date such subsidiary is formed or acquired (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent), notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereof and, within sixty days after the date such subsidiary is formed or acquired (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent shall agree), cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied with respect to such subsidiary and with respect to any Equity Interest in or Indebtedness of such subsidiary owned by or on behalf of the Parent Borrower or any other Credit Party, subject to paragraph (e) of this Section 5.11.

 

(d)               (i) Furnish to the Administrative Agent within thirty days thereafter written notice of any change in (A) corporate or organization name or (B) organizational structure with respect to the Parent Borrower and the other Credit Parties; provided that the Parent Borrower shall not effect or permit any such change unless all filings have been made, or will have been made within any statutory period, under the UCC or otherwise that are required in order for the Administrative Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all Collateral (to the extent otherwise required hereunder) for the benefit of the applicable Secured Parties and (ii) promptly notify the Administrative Agent if any material portion of the Collateral is damaged or destroyed.

 

(e)               The Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and the other provisions of this Section 5.11 need not be satisfied with respect to any Excluded Property or any exclusions and carve-outs from the perfection requirements set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement.

 

(f)                If requested by the Administrative Agent, if any subsidiary of a Credit Party that is not a Credit Party qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, such subsidiary shall deliver a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such subsidiary, unless the Administrative Agent has completed its USA PATRIOT Act searches, OFAC/PEP searches and customary individual background checks for such subsidiary, the results of which shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(g)               If at any time the Parent Borrower becomes and remains a subsidiary of any Parent Holding Company, cause each Parent Holding Company that directly holds Equity Interests of the Parent Borrower to enter into a pledge agreement, in form and substance substantially similar to the Pledge and Security Agreement (which pledge agreement shall include, (x) a guarantee by such Parent Holding Company of the Obligations of each Person other than such Parent Holding Company pursuant to guarantee terms substantially similar to the guarantee terms in Section 7 of this Agreement and (y) a covenant restricting such Parent Holding Company from creating, incurring or permitting to exist any Lien on its Equity Interests of the Parent Borrower other than Liens to secure any Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and/or any Guarantor permitted to be secured by the Collateral pursuant to Section 6.2 of this Agreement), and deliver to the Administrative Agent (or a designated bailee thereof) all certificates or other instruments (if any) representing such Equity Interests, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank, in each case within 30 days of each such Parent Holding Company acquiring such direct Equity Interests in the Parent Borrower.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Pledge and Security Agreement or any other Credit Document, (x) the Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time for, or waive the requirements to obtain, the creation or perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance and surveys with respect to, particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Credit Parties on such date) where it determines, in consultation with the Borrower Representative, that the cost, burden or consequences (including adverse Tax consequences) of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the practical benefit afforded thereby; and (y) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the Collateral Documents shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Collateral Documents and, to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdictions, as otherwise agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative.

 

5.12              [Reserved].

 

5.13             Compliance with Anti-Terrorism Laws. (a) Comply with (x) all applicable Sanctions and (y) in all material respects, with all other applicable Anti-Terrorism Laws, and (b) implement and maintain in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Credit Parties and their subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates with Anti-Terrorism Laws.

 

SECTION 6.         NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

The Parent Borrower covenants and agrees that, as long as the Revolving Commitments have not been terminated and until the payment in full of the principal of and interest on each Loan, the cancellation, expiration (without any pending drawing) or cash collateralization of or other arrangement reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer regarding all Letters of Credit, and the payment in full of all fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under any Credit Document (other than amounts in respect of indemnification, expense reimbursement, yield protection or tax gross-up and other contingent obligations with respect to which no claim has been made), the Parent Borrower shall perform, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to perform, all covenants in this Section 6.

 

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None of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall:

 

6.1                Indebtedness. Incur, create, assume, guarantee or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:

 

(a)               Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date either (i) set forth on Schedule 6.1 or (ii) in an aggregate principal amount of less than $2.5 million, and, in each case, any Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance any such Indebtedness;

 

(b)               Indebtedness created hereunder or under the other Credit Documents;

 

(c)                (i) Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which may be secured on a junior Lien basis with respect to the Liens securing the Obligations or be unsecured; provided that the Total Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) as of the end of the most recent Test Period is not greater than 4.50:1.00; provided, further, that, in the case of any Indebtedness incurred under this clause (c), (1) such Indebtedness shall not mature prior to the Maturity Date (other than an earlier maturity date 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 earlier than the Maturity Date) or have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the 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 maturity date of any Loans), (2) such Indebtedness shall not have mandatory prepayment, redemption or offer to purchase events more onerous than those set forth in this Agreement unless such Indebtedness was incurred pursuant to an escrow or other similar arrangement (in which case such Indebtedness may be prepaid solely with the proceeds of such Indebtedness placed into escrow or other similar arrangements plus any other cash or Cash Equivalents deposited to cover interest, fees or premium which may be payable upon the termination of such escrow or other arrangement) or except to the extent applying to periods solely after the Maturity Date (other than with respect to customary bridge financings, which may have such an earlier maturity date and which, subject to customary conditions, would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing which satisfies the requirements of the preceding clause (2)) and (3) Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, or that does not become, merge or consolidate with and into a Guarantor, shall not exceed (together with the aggregate amount incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors pursuant to Section 6.1(j)) the greater of $50.0 million and 2.85% of Consolidated Total Assets; and (ii) any Refinancing Indebtedness incurred in respect thereof;

 

(d)               Indebtedness that is not secured by ABL Priority Collateral, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding not to exceed the greater of (x) $50.0 million and (y) 4.40% of Consolidated Total Assets;

 

(e)               Indebtedness pursuant to Hedge Agreements not entered into for speculative purposes;

 

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(f)                Indebtedness owed to (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments for the benefit of) any Person providing workers’ compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance pursuant to reimbursement or indemnification obligations to such Person, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; provided that, upon the incurrence of Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims, such obligations are reimbursed not later than sixty days following such incurrence;

 

(g)               Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower to any Restricted Subsidiary and of any Restricted Subsidiary to the Parent Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) any Indebtedness (including intercompany loans and other Investments constituting Indebtedness) owing by a Credit Party to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party and will not become a Credit Party in connection with the incurrence of such Indebtedness (or related Investment) shall be subordinated to the Obligations on terms substantially consistent with the subordination terms of the Intra-Group Subordination Agreement and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this subclause (g) by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party owing to a Credit Party and Investments by Credit Parties in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties and will not become a Credit Party in connection with the incurrence of such Investment pursuant to Section 6.3(l), outstanding shall not exceed in the aggregate the greater of (x) $35.0 million and (y) 2.00% of Consolidated Total Assets (provided that such limitation shall be not of any Indebtedness of a Credit Party owed to a non-Credit Party);

 

(h)               Indebtedness in respect of performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds and completion guarantees and similar obligations, including (i) those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations and (ii) performance guarantees of suppliers, customers, franchisees and licensees of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(i)                 Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business or other cash management treasury services in the ordinary course of business;

 

(j)                 Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (1) assumed or (2) incurred, in each case, in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments permitted pursuant to Section 6.3 at any time outstanding so long as (i) after giving effect to the assumption or incurrence of such Indebtedness and such Permitted Acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recent Fiscal Quarter of the Parent Borrower for which financial statements have been made available (or were required to be made available) pursuant to Section 5.4(a) or (b), the Total Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) (x) does not exceed 5.00:1.00 or (y) would be equal to or less than such ratio immediately prior to such assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness and such Permitted Acquisition, (ii) such Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, or does not become, merge or consolidate with and into a Guarantor, outstanding does not exceed (together with the aggregate amount incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors pursuant to Section 6.1(c) above) the greater of $50.0 million and 2.85% of Consolidated Total Assets, (iii) such Indebtedness, if incurred pursuant to clause (2), does not mature prior to the Maturity Date (other than an earlier maturity date 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 earlier than the Maturity Date) or have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the 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 maturity date of any Class of Loans), (iv) such Indebtedness, if incurred pursuant to clause (2), does not have mandatory prepayment, redemption or offer to purchase events more onerous than those set forth in this Agreement unless such Indebtedness was incurred pursuant to an escrow or other similar arrangement or except to the extent applying to periods solely after the Maturity Date of Loans outstanding hereunder (other than with respect to customary bridge financings, which may have such an earlier maturity date and which, subject to customary conditions, would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing which satisfies the requirements of the preceding clause (iii) earlier maturity date earlier than the Maturity Date) and (v) any “assumed” Indebtedness was not incurred in contemplation of such transaction;

 

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(k)                Capital Lease Obligations and other Indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition, installations, repairs, improvement and removal of fixed or capital assets in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed, at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness (and after giving effect thereto), the greater of (i) $50.0 million and (ii) 2.85% of Consolidated Total Assets;

 

(l)                 guarantees (i) by the Parent Borrower or any Credit Party of any Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any Credit Party permitted to be incurred under this Agreement, (ii) by the Parent Borrower or any Credit Party of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party to the extent such guarantees are permitted by Section 6.3 and (iii) by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is not a Credit Party of Indebtedness of another Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is not a Credit Party permitted to be incurred under this Agreement; provided that guarantees by the Parent Borrower or any Credit Party under this Section 6.1(l) of any other Indebtedness of a Person that is subordinated to other Indebtedness of such Person shall be expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms not less favorable to the Lenders than the subordination terms applicable to such other Indebtedness;

 

(m)             Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations (including contingent earn-out obligations), in each case, incurred or assumed in connection, and substantially simultaneously with, or prior to and for the purpose of consummating, any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or the disposition of any business, assets or a subsidiary not prohibited by this Agreement, other than guarantees of Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred for the purpose of financing such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or the acquisition of such business, assets or subsidiary;

 

(n)               Indebtedness arising pursuant to appeal bonds or similar instruments required in connection with judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 8.1(i);

 

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(o)               Indebtedness consisting of (x) the financing of insurance premiums or (y) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

 

(p)               all premium (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in subclauses (a) through (o) above and subclauses (q) through (z) below;

 

(q)               Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred under overdraft facilities (including, but not limited to, intraday, automated clearing house and purchasing card services) extended by one or more financial institutions and established for the Parent Borrower’s and the Restricted Subsidiaries’ ordinary course of operations;

 

(r)                Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, warehouse receipts or similar instruments issued to support performance obligations and trade letters of credit (other than obligations in respect of other Indebtedness), in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(s)                unsecured Indebtedness in respect of obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of goods or services or progress payments in connection with such goods and services incurred in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money or any Hedge Agreements;

 

(t)                 Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees, directors or consultants incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(u)               Indebtedness consisting of promissory notes issued to current or former officers, directors and employees, or their respective estates or family members, in each case, to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Parent Borrower or of any Parent Holding Company permitted by Section 6.3;

 

(v)               Indebtedness consisting of obligations under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred by such Person in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or any other Investment permitted hereunder;

 

(w)             guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and not in respect of Indebtedness for borrowed money;

 

(x)               Indebtedness in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the net cash proceeds received by the Parent Borrower from the issuance or sale of its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) after the Closing Date excluding (x) any Equity Interests issued or capital contribution made on or prior to the Closing Date and (y) the proceeds of a Specified Equity Contribution;

 

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(y)               Indebtedness in respect of the Term Loan Agreement and other Term Loan Credit Documents in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed the outstanding principal balance thereof as of the Closing Date, and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof; and

 

(z)                other Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount outstanding not to exceed the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 5.75% of Consolidated Total Assets.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.1, (A) Indebtedness need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Indebtedness described in Section 6.1(a) and (d) through (z) but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that an item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Indebtedness described in Sections 6.1(a) and (d) through (z), the Borrower Representative shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 6.1 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in one of the above clauses and such item of Indebtedness shall be treated as having been incurred or existing pursuant to only one of such clauses; provided, however, that no such reclassification or division shall be permitted with respect to any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(b) or (c). In addition, with respect to any Indebtedness that was permitted to be incurred hereunder on the date of such incurrence, any Increased Amount of such Indebtedness shall also be permitted hereunder after the date of such incurrence.

 

6.2              Liens. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or assets (including stock or other securities of any Person, including any subsidiary) at the time owned by it or on any income or revenues or rights in respect of any thereof, except:

 

(a)               (i) Liens described in Schedule 6.2 and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof and (ii) Liens existing on the Closing Date securing property or assets having a fair market value (as determined by the Borrower Representative in good faith which determination shall be conclusive) not to exceed $5.0 million in the aggregate and, in each case, any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof;

 

(b)               any Lien created under the Credit Documents (including, without limitation, Liens created under the Collateral Documents securing obligations in respect of Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Agreements to the extent such obligations constitute Obligations secured pursuant to the Collateral Documents) and any Lien created under the definitive documentation evidencing any other Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.1(b);

 

(c)               any Lien securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.1(q) or Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

 

(d)               Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.1(c); provided that (i) such Liens rank junior to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations (but may not be secured by any assets that are not Collateral) and (ii) the beneficiaries thereof (or an agent on their behalf) shall have entered into an Intercreditor Agreement or customary intercreditor arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that any such intercreditor agreement that is substantially similar to the Intercreditor Agreements shall be reasonably satisfactory);

 

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(e)               Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.1(j)(1) may be secured by Liens on the newly acquired assets or assets of the newly acquired subsidiary; provided that such Indebtedness was not created in contemplation of the acquisition of such assets or subsidiary by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(f)                Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies not yet delinquent or that are being contested in compliance with Section 5.3;

 

(g)               Liens imposed by law (including landlord’s, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, construction or other like Liens) arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 60 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which, if applicable, the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books reserves in accordance with GAAP;

 

(h)               (i) pledges and deposits and other Liens made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with the Federal Employers Liability Act or any other workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations and deposits securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements in respect of such obligations and (ii) pledges and deposits and other Liens securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance;

 

(i)                 deposits and other Liens to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for Indebtedness), leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance and return of money bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, agreements with public utilities, customs duties, and other obligations of a like nature (including letters of credit in lieu of any such bonds or to support the issuance thereof) incurred by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business that do not materially and adversely affect the conduct of the business of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, including those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations in the ordinary course of business;

 

(j)                 zoning restrictions, survey exceptions and such matters as an accurate survey would disclose, easements, trackage rights, leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), licenses, special assessments, rights-of-way covenants, conditions, restrictions and declarations on or agreements with respect to the use of real property, servicing agreements, development agreements, site plan agreements and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business and title defects or irregularities that, in the aggregate, do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

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(k)                Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to any Sale and Lease-Back Transactions so long as such liens attach only to the property to which such Indebtedness relates (or accessions to such property and proceeds thereof);

 

(l)                 Liens securing judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 8.1(i);

 

(m)               Liens in favor of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(n)                Liens on property existing at the time of a Permitted Acquisition thereof by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower; provided that such Liens were not incurred in contemplation of or in connection with such Permitted Acquisition and do not extend to any property other than the property so acquired by the Parent Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(o)               Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.1(y), so long as such Liens are subject to the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(p)               any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any leases or subleases entered into by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, licenses or sublicenses granted to or from others in the ordinary course of business;

 

(q)               Liens that are contractual rights of set-off, off-set or recourse to account balances (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts or cash pooling arrangements (including with respect to any joint and several liability provisions in relation thereto) of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) relating to debit card or other payment services or (iv) relating to purchase orders and other agreements (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money) entered into with customers in the ordinary course of business;

 

(r)                Liens arising by virtue of any statutory or common law provisions or similar provisions applicable in foreign jurisdictions relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights;

 

(s)                Liens securing obligations in respect of trade-related letters of credit, trade-related bank guarantees or similar trade-related obligations permitted under Section 6.1(r) and covering the goods (or the documents of title in respect of such goods) financed by such letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar obligations and the proceeds and products thereof;

 

(t)                 leases or subleases, licenses or sublicenses granted to or from others in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any material and adverse respect with the business of the Parent Borrower and Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(u)               Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

 

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(v)               Liens on the assets of a subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is not a Credit Party that secure obligations of subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower that are not Credit Parties permitted to be incurred under Section 6.1;

 

(w)               set-off and early termination rights under Hedge Agreements;

 

(x)               (i) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Parent Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder and (ii) Liens on the proceeds of Indebtedness in favor of the lenders or holders of such Indebtedness and their agents or representatives pending the application of such proceeds to a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder or any refinancing;

 

(y)               Liens arising out of consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(z)                Liens securing insurance premium financing arrangements, provided that such Liens are limited to the applicable unearned insurance premiums;

 

(aa)              Liens securing Hedge Agreements and submitted for clearing in accordance with applicable law;

 

(bb)             Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statements or similar or analogous financing statements in any jurisdiction;

 

(cc)             Liens arising from the right of distress enjoyed by landlords or lessors or Liens otherwise granted to landlords or lessors, in either case, to secure the payment of arrears of rent in respect of leased properties;

 

(dd)             (i) other Liens so long as after giving effect to any such Lien and the incurrence of any Indebtedness incurred at the time such Lien is created, or incurred, on a Pro Forma Basis, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (when tested for purposes of the incurrence of such Lien) does not exceed 2.50:1.00 (it being understood that for purposes of calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio solely for purposes of this clause (dd), any Indebtedness secured by a Lien pursuant to this clause (dd) and in each case any Refinancing Indebtedness thereof incurred pursuant to subclause (ii) of this clause (dd) shall, in each case, be treated as if such amount is Consolidated Total Debt of the type included in clause (i) of the definition of “First Lien Net Leverage Ratio”, regardless of whether such amount is actually secured on such a basis); provided that, if such Liens are on the Collateral, such Liens shall, be subject to an Intercreditor Agreement or customary intercreditor arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that any such intercreditor agreement that is substantially similar to the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement shall be reasonably satisfactory) and (ii) Liens in connection with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness secured pursuant to the preceding clause (i);

 

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(ee)              deemed trusts or similar Liens that are unregistered and that secure amounts that are not yet due and payable and delinquent in respect of unpaid wages, vacation pay, employee or non-resident withholding tax source deductions, goods and services taxes, sales taxes, harmonized sales taxes, municipal taxes, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, pension fund obligations and realty taxes;

 

(ff)               Liens on Equity Interests of any joint venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary (i) securing obligations of such joint venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, or (ii) pursuant to the relevant joint venture agreement or arrangement;

 

(gg)             Liens on securities that are the subject of repurchase agreements constituting Cash Equivalents under clause (iii) of the definition thereof;

 

(hh)             Liens securing the Parent Borrower’s or its subsidiaries’ obligations in relation to corporate aircraft, including rights under any lease, sublease, charter, management, operating, crew, service, repair, maintenance, storage or other agreement relating to the aircraft, rights in the aircraft and any parts, accessions and accessories thereto, rights under insurance policies and security deposits and rights in income derived from and proceeds of any of the foregoing, in the ordinary course;

 

(ii)                Liens securing obligations under any Secured Hedge Agreements or Secured Cash Management Agreements;

 

(jj)                Liens (other than liens securing Indebtedness for borrowed money) that are customary in the operation of the business of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(kk)             licenses, sublicenses, covenants not to sue, releases or other rights under Intellectual Property granted to or from others (including in connection with distribution, license and supply agreements) in the ordinary course of business or which in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower Representative would not impair any Credit Party’s interest in Intellectual Property that is material to the business of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(ll)               Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section  6.1(k); provided that (i) such Liens attach concurrently with or within 270 days after the acquisition, installation, repair or improvement (as applicable) of the property subject to such Liens, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness (or the Indebtedness which such Indebtedness refinanced (including successive refinancings)), replacements thereof and additions and accessions to such property, the proceeds and the products thereof, customary security deposits and insurance and (iii) with respect to Capital Lease Obligations, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for additions and accessions to such assets, replacements and products thereof, customary security deposits and insurance) other than the assets subject to such Capital Lease Obligations; provided, further, that individual financings of equipment provided by one creditor may be cross-collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such creditor;

 

(mm)      Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations in an aggregate principal or other amount outstanding at any time not exceeding the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 5.75% of Consolidated Total Assets; and

 

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(nn)           Liens securing Indebtedness incurred under Section 6.1(d), so long as such Liens do not extend to any ABL Priority Collateral.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.2 and subject to the immediately following proviso, (A) a Lien securing an item of Indebtedness need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Liens described in Sections 6.2(a) through 6.2(mm) but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that a Lien securing an item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Liens described in Sections 6.2(a) through 6.2(mm), the Borrower Representative shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, such Lien securing such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this covenant and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Lien or such item of Indebtedness secured by such Lien in one of the above clauses and such Lien securing such item of Indebtedness will be treated as being incurred or existing pursuant to only one of such clauses; provided, however, that no such reclassification or division shall be permitted with respect to any Liens incurred pursuant to Section 6.2(b). In addition, with respect to any Lien securing Indebtedness that was permitted to secure such Indebtedness at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such Lien shall also be permitted to secure any Increased Amount of such Indebtedness.

 

Any reference in any of the Credit Documents to a permitted Lien described in this Section 6.2 is not intended to subordinate or postpone, and shall not be interpreted as subordinating or postponing, or as any agreement to subordinate or postpone, any Lien created by any of the Credit Documents to any such permitted Lien.

 

6.3              Investments, Loans and Advances. Make or acquire an Investment except:

 

(a)               Investments in joint ventures not to exceed in the aggregate $100.0 million at any one time outstanding; provided that (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, and (ii) (x) 30-Day Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) and Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) each exceed 17.5% and (y) unless 30-Day Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) and Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) each exceed 22.5%, the Parent Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Basis compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant (whether or not required to be complied with);

 

(b)               Investments by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary made for tax planning and reorganization purposes, so long as the value of the Collateral on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Investments, taken as a whole, is not materially impaired (as reasonably determined by the Borrower Representative, which determination shall be conclusive);

 

(c)               Cash Equivalents and Investments that were Cash Equivalents when made;

 

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(d)               Investments arising out of the receipt by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of non-cash consideration for the sale or other disposition of assets permitted under Section 6.4;

 

(e)                loans and advances to officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) not to exceed in the aggregate $10.0 million at any time outstanding, (ii) for reasonable and customary business and related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, or (iii) in respect of payroll payments and expenses in the ordinary course of business;

 

(f)                accounts receivable, security deposits and prepayments arising and trade credit granted in the ordinary course of business and any assets or securities received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and any prepayments and other credits to suppliers made in the ordinary course of business;

 

(g)               Hedge Agreements not entered into for speculative purposes;

 

(h)               Investments existing on, or contractually committed as of, the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 6.3;

 

(i)                 Investments resulting from pledges and deposits referred to in Sections 6.2(h), (i), (x), (z), (cc) and (gg);

 

(j)                 repurchases of Junior Financing permitted pursuant to Section 6.8(a)(1);

 

(k)                Investments constituting Permitted Acquisitions;

 

(l)                 Investments of the Parent Borrower in any Restricted Subsidiary or any entity that becomes a Credit Party in connection and substantially concurrently with such Investment and of any Restricted Subsidiary in the Parent Borrower or in any other Restricted Subsidiary or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary in connection and substantially concurrently with such Investment;

 

(m)               [reserved];

 

(n)               Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with or judgments against, customers, distributors and suppliers, or Investments acquired by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a foreclosure by the Parent Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investments or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

 

(o)               Investments of a Credit Party acquired after the Closing Date or of an entity merged into, or amalgamated or consolidated with, the Parent Borrower or merged into or amalgamated or consolidated with a Credit Party in accordance with Section 6.4 after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation and were in existence or had been committed to be made on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;

 

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(p)               Investments in exchange for Equity Interests of the Parent Borrower or of any Parent Holding Company;

 

(q)               guarantees by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness and are not otherwise prohibited hereunder, in each case, entered into by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

 

(r)                Investments consisting of the redemption, purchase, repurchase or retirement of any Equity Interests permitted under Section 6.5; provided that any such Investments shall constitute a utilization of the applicable provision or provisions (without double counting) under Section 6.5;

 

(s)                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 and foreign law equivalent interests;

 

(t)                advances in the form of a prepayment of expenses, so long as such expenses are being paid in accordance with customary trade terms of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(u)                Investments by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries, if the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary would otherwise be permitted to make a Restricted Payment in such amount (provided that the amount of any such Investment shall also be deemed to be a Restricted Payment under the appropriate clause of Section 6.5 for all purposes of this Agreement);

 

(v)               acquisitions by any Credit Party of Investments evidencing obligations owed by one or more officers or other employees of the Parent Borrower, such Credit Party or its subsidiaries in connection with such officer’s or employee’s acquisition of Equity Interests of the Parent Borrower or of any Parent Holding Company, so long as no cash is actually advanced in connection with the acquisition of any such obligations;

 

(w)               guarantees permitted under Section 6.1 (except to the extent such guarantee is expressly subject to this Section 6.3);

 

(x)                Investments consisting of the licensing, sublicensing, covenants not to sue, releases or other rights under Intellectual Property (including in connection with distribution, license and supply agreements) in the ordinary course of business or which in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower Representative would not impair any Credit Party’s interest in Intellectual Property that is material to the business of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(y)               Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, goods, materials and equipment or purchases of contract rights or leases, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(z)               Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business or which in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower Representative would not impair any Credit Party’s interest in Intellectual Property that is material to the business of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(aa)            Investments in assets useful in the business of the Parent Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries made with the proceeds of any Reinvestment Deferred Amount (as such term is defined in the Term Loan Agreement) or Below Threshold Asset Sale Proceeds (as such term is defined in the Term Loan Agreement); provided that if the underlying Asset Sale or Casualty Event (as such term is defined in the Term Loan Agreement) was with respect to a Borrower or a Guarantor, then such Investment shall be consummated by a Borrower or a Guarantor;

 

(bb)           Investments in permitted Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the aggregate principal amount of such Investments made pursuant to this Section 6.3(bb) by Credit Parties in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties, shall not exceed the greater of (x) $25.0 million and (y) 1.45% of Consolidated Total Assets; provided further that (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, and (ii) (x) 30-Day Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) and Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) each exceed 17.5% and (y) unless 30-Day Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) and Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) each exceed 22.5%, the Parent Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Basis compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant (whether or not required to be complied with); and

 

(cc)            other Investments by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in Persons that are Credit Parties or that will become Credit Parties in connection with such Investment; provided that (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, and (ii) (x) 30-Day Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) and Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) each exceed 17.5% and (y) unless 30-Day Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) and Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) each exceed 22.5%, the Parent Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Basis compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant (whether or not required to be complied with).

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.3 and subject to the immediately following proviso, (A) Investments need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Indebtedness described in Sections 6.3(a) through (cc) but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that an Investment (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Investments described in Sections 6.3(a) through (cc), the Borrower Representative shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, such Investment (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 6.3 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Investment (or any portion thereof) in one of the above clauses and such Investment shall be treated as having been made or existing pursuant to only one of such clauses.

 

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6.4              Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets. Merge into or consolidate, amalgamate or liquidate, wind up or dissolve themselves (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or convey, sell, lease or sublease (as lessor or sub-lessor), transfer or otherwise dispose of, in a single transaction or in a related series of transactions, all or any part of its business, assets or property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to or in favor of any Person, except:

 

(a)               any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor;

 

(b)               any Restricted Subsidiary (or any other Person) may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with (i) the Parent Borrower (including a merger, the purpose of which is to reorganize the Parent Borrower into a new jurisdiction in any State of the United States of America); provided that the Parent Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or the surviving Person (which shall be a Person incorporated or organized in any State of the United States of America or the District of Columbia) shall expressly assume the obligations of the Parent Borrower pursuant to documents reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent or (ii) any one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that when any Guarantor is merging with another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party, either (x) such Credit Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person or the continuing or surviving Person shall be or become a Credit Party or (y) such transaction shall be treated as an Investment and shall comply with Section 6.3;

 

(c)               sales or other dispositions among the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or by and among Restricted Subsidiaries (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise); provided that any such sale or disposition by a Credit Party to a Person that is not a Credit Party shall be (i) for fair market value (as determined by the Borrower Representative, on the date a legally binding commitment for such sale or disposition was entered into, in good faith which determination shall be conclusive) or (ii) treated as an Investment and otherwise made in compliance with Section 6.3 (other than Sections 6.3(d) and (o));

 

(d)               (x) the liquidation or dissolution of any Restricted Subsidiary or change in form of entity of any Restricted Subsidiary if (A) the Borrower Representative determines in good faith that such liquidation, dissolution or change in form is (1) in the best interests of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (2) if such dissolved or liquidated Restricted Subsidiary is a Guarantor, then, unless otherwise permitted hereunder, either the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor receives any assets of such dissolved or liquidated Restricted Subsidiary; provided that in the case of a dissolution or liquidation of a Credit Party that results in a distribution of assets to a subsidiary that is not a Credit Party, such distribution shall be treated as an Investment and shall be permitted under Section 6.3 and (y) any merger, amalgamation, dissolution, liquidation or consolidation, the purpose of which is to effect (A) a sale or disposition otherwise permitted under this Section 6.4 (other than Sections 6.4(b) or Section 6.4(d)); provided further, that in the case of a change in the form of entity of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Credit Party, after such change, the security interests of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties in the Collateral of such Credit Party shall remain in full force and effect and be perfected to the same extent as prior to such change or (B) an Investment permitted under Section 6.3;

 

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(e)               (x) sales or leases of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (y) the leasing or subleasing of real property in the ordinary course of business and (z) leases, subleases, assignments, licenses, cross-licenses and sublicenses of assets in the ordinary course of business to third persons not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, including charters related to corporate aircraft leases;

 

(f)                disposals of surplus, obsolete, damaged, used or worn out property or other property that is no longer useful;

 

(g)               dispositions of Cash Equivalents;

 

(h)              dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations or conveyances that constitute Liens permitted by Section 6.2, Investments permitted pursuant to Section 6.3 or Restricted Payments permitted by Section 6.5;

 

(i)                 sales or other dispositions of any assets of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary for fair market value (determined by the Borrower Representative, on the date the legally binding commitment for such sale or disposition was entered into, in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive); provided that (1) no sale or other disposition of Accounts or other receivables of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be permitted pursuant to this clause (i), and (2) at least 75% of the consideration (as determined on the date the legally binding commitment for such sale or disposition was entered into) for such sale or disposition shall consist of cash and Cash Equivalents (provided that for purposes of the 75% consideration requirement (x) any liabilities, as shown on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness or other liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Obligations) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a customary assignment and assumption agreement that releases the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from further liability, (y) any securities, notes, Equity Interests or other obligations received by the Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 180 days of their receipt to the extent of the cash received in that conversion, and (z) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary in such sale or other disposition having an aggregate fair market value (determined on the date of determination by the Parent Borrower, on the date a legally binding commitment for the relevant sale or disposition (or, if later, for the payment of such item) was entered into, in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (z) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed 3.00% of Consolidated Total Assets, with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time each applicable agreement was entered into without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, in each case, shall be deemed to be Cash Equivalents);

 

(j)                 to the extent that (i) the relevant property or assets are exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of the relevant sale or disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property, so long as the exchange, sale or disposition is made for fair value (as determined by the Borrower Representative in good faith which determination shall be conclusive) and on an arm’s length basis for like property or assets; provided that upon the consummation thereof, in the case of any Credit Party, either (x) the Administrative Agent has a perfected Lien on the replacement property having the same priority as any Lien held on the property or assets so exchanged, sold or disposed or (y) for any property or assets upon which the Administrative Agent does not have a Lien such assets or property shall be treated as an Investment and shall comply with Section 6.3;

 

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

 

(l)                 sales, discounting or forgiveness of accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business or in connection with the collection or compromise thereof;

 

(m)             dispositions and/or terminations of leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including the provision of software under an open source license), which (i) are in the ordinary course of business, (ii) do not materially interfere with the business of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (iii) relate to closed facilities or closed storage or distribution centers or the discontinuation of any product line;

 

(n)               (i) the expiration of any option agreement in respect of real or personal property and (ii) any surrender or waiver of contractual rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contractual rights or other litigation claims in the ordinary course of business;

 

(o)               transfers of property subject to a Casualty Event;

 

(p)               other dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations or transfers; provided that no disposition or transfer of Accounts or other receivables of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be permitted pursuant to this clause (p); provided further, that (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, and (ii) (x) 30-Day Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) and Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) each exceed 17.5% and (y) unless 30-Day Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) and Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) each exceed 22.5%, the Parent Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Basis compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant (whether or not required to be complied with);

 

(q)               sales of non-core assets acquired in connection with an acquisition permitted hereunder and sales of real estate assets acquired in an acquisition permitted hereunder which, within 180 days of the date of the acquisition, are designated in writing to the Administrative Agent as being held for sale and not for the continued operation of the Parent Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses;

 

(r)                (i) substantially contemporaneous exchanges or swaps, including transactions covered by Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, of property or assets so long as the exchange or swap is made for fair value (as determined by the Borrower Representative, or the date a legally binding commitment for such exchange or swap was entered into, in good faith which determination shall be conclusive) and on an arm’s length basis; provided that upon the consummation of such exchange or swap, in the case of any Credit Party, either (x) the Administrative Agent has a perfected Lien having the same priority as any Lien held on the property or assets so exchanged or swapped or (y) for any property or assets upon which the Administrative Agent does not have a Lien such assets or property shall be treated as an Investment and shall comply with Section 6.3 and (ii) any sale or disposition that is necessary or advisable, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower Representative, in order to obtain the approval of any Governmental Authority to consummate or avoid the prohibition or other restrictions on the consummation of any Permitted Acquisition permitted by Section 6.3;

 

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(s)                (i) licenses, sublicenses, covenants not to sue, releases or other rights under Intellectual Property (including in connection with distribution, license and supply agreements) granted to or from others (or expiration or termination of any of the foregoing) in the ordinary course of business or which in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower Representative would not impair any Credit Party’s interest in Intellectual Property that is material to the business of the Parent Borrower and the subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the sale or disposal of Intellectual Property, or any issuances or registrations, or applications for issuances or registrations, of any Intellectual Property, which are in the ordinary course of business or, in the reasonable good faith determination of the Borrower Representative, are uneconomical, negligible, or not material to the conduct of the business of the Parent Borrower and the subsidiaries taken as a whole, and (iii) the abandonment, cancellation or lapse of Intellectual Property, or any issuances or registrations, or applications for issuances or registrations, of any Intellectual Property, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or which in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower Representative would not impair any Credit Party’s interest in Intellectual Property that is material to the business of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(t)                 terminations of Hedge Agreements;

 

(u)               sales or dispositions of Equity Interests or debt or other securities of or in Unrestricted Subsidiaries; and

 

(v)              any disposition of assets or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, with an aggregate fair market value (determined on the date of determination by the Borrower Representative, on the date a legally binding commitment for the relevant sale or disposition (or, if later, for the payment of such sale or disposition) was entered into, in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive) of less than (x) $5,000,000 individually and (y) $20,000,000 in the aggregate; provided that for the purposes of calculations in respect of clause (y), all amounts in respect of dispositions of investments in debt and equity securities held for reinvestment in similar instruments in a manner consistent with past practices shall be excluded.

 

To the extent any Collateral is disposed of as expressly permitted by this Section 6.4 to any Person other than a Credit Party, such Collateral shall automatically be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Credit Documents, and the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to take, and shall take, any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing.

 

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For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.4, (A) actions need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted actions described in Sections 6.4(a) through 6.4(v) but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that an action meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted actions described in Sections 6.4(a) through 6.4(v), the Borrower Representative shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later classify or reclassify, such action in any manner that complies with this Section 6.4 and will only be required to include such action in one of the above clauses and such action shall be treated as having been made or existing pursuant to only one of such clauses.

 

6.5              Restricted Payments. Pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:

 

(a)               the Parent Borrower may make Restricted Payments payable solely in Qualified Stock of the Parent Borrower or of any Parent Holding Company;

 

(b)               any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower may declare and pay cash dividends to the Parent Borrower or to any Restricted Subsidiary of which it is a subsidiary;

 

(c)               as required by the terms of contracts of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that are in effect on the Closing Date and set forth in Schedule 6.5;

 

(d)               the Parent Borrower may repurchase Equity Interests of the Parent Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company) upon exercise of options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent all or a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants and/or amounts on account of required withholding taxes and brokerage fees with respect to such options as part of a “cashless” exercise;

 

(e)               dividend adjustments and repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or other convertible or exchangeable securities or the vesting of restricted stock units or deferred stock units (including any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement);

 

(f)                the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to any Parent Holding Company:

 

(i)                 the proceeds of which will be used to pay the income taxes and alternative minimum taxes or other taxes imposed in lieu of income taxes of a Parent Holding Company attributable to the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated returns for the relevant jurisdiction of such Parent Holding Company that include the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined as if the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries filed separately; provided that Restricted Payments under this Section 6.5(f)(i) shall not exceed the income tax liability of the consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated group that would consist solely of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

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(ii)              the proceeds of which shall be used by such Parent Holding Company to pay (or to make a Restricted Payment to or Investment in a Parent Holding Company to enable it or another Parent Holding Company to pay) (a) its operating expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and other corporate overhead costs and expenses (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses provided by third parties), which are reasonable and customary and incurred in the ordinary course of business, plus any reasonable and customary indemnification claims made by directors, officers or employees of any Parent Holding Company, in each case attributable to the operations or ownership of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries or (b) the fees and other amounts described in Section 6.6(b)(4) to the extent that the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary would be then permitted under Section 6.6(b)(4) to pay such fees and other amounts directly;

 

(iii)            the proceeds of which shall be used by such Parent Holding Company to pay its (or to allow another Parent Holding Company to pay) (x) franchise or similar taxes and (y) other taxes imposed on a separate company basis with respect to the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(iv)             [Reserved];

 

(v)               the proceeds of which are applied to the purchase or other acquisition by any Parent Holding Company of all or substantially all the assets of, or all the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares issued to foreign nationals) in, a Person or division or line of business of a Person or related franchisee rights, assets or operations; provided that if such purchase or other acquisition had been made by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, it would have constituted a Permitted Acquisition permitted to be made pursuant to the definition of “Permitted Acquisition”; provided that (A) such Restricted Payment shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such purchase or other acquisition and (B) any Parent Holding Company shall, substantially concurrently with the closing thereof, cause (1) all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) and any liabilities assumed to be contributed to the Parent Borrower, any other Credit Party or (to the extent permitted by the definition of “Permitted Acquisition”) any Restricted Subsidiary or (2) the merger (to the extent permitted in Section 6.4) into the Parent Borrower, any other Credit Party or (to the extent permitted by the definition of “Permitted Acquisition”) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Person formed or acquired in order to consummate such purchase or other acquisition;

 

(vi)             the proceeds of which shall be used by the Parent Borrower to pay, or to allow any Parent Holding Company to pay, a portion (which shall not exceed the Parent Borrower’s and its subsidiaries’ ratable portion of the consolidated assets of such Parent Holding Company) of any customary fees and expenses related to any unsuccessful equity offering by any Parent Holding Company, or offering or debt issuance, incurrence or offering, sale, disposition, acquisition or investment transaction permitted by this Agreement; and

 

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(vii)          the proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to officers, employees, consultants and independent contractors of any Parent Holding Company to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(g)               [Reserved];

 

(h)               [Reserved];

 

(i)                 the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments not otherwise specified in this Section 6.5; provided that (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, and (ii) (x) 30-Day Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) and Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) each exceed 20.0% and (y) unless 30-Day Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) and Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) each exceed 30.0%, the Parent Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Basis compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant (whether or not required to be complied with);

 

(j)                [reserved];

 

(k)               [reserved];

 

(l)                 any dividend paid within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof if at such date of declaration such dividend would have complied with this Section 6.5; and

 

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(m)             the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments the proceeds of which will be used to repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire the Equity Interests of the Parent Borrower (or to make a Restricted Payment to or an Investment in a Parent Holding Company to enable it or another Parent Holding Company to repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire its Equity Interests) from directors, officers, employees or members of management, consultants or independent contractors of the Parent Borrower, any subsidiary, any Parent Holding Company (or their estate, heirs, family members, spouse and/or former spouse), in each case in connection with the resignation, termination, death or disability of any such directors, officers, employees or members of management, consultants or independent contractors or otherwise in accordance with any stock option or stock appreciation rights plan, any management, director and/or employee stock ownership or incentive plan, stock subscription plan, employment termination agreement or any other employment agreements, partnership agreement or equity holders’ agreement in an aggregate amount, except with respect to non-discretionary repurchases, acquisitions, retirements or redemptions pursuant to the terms of any stock option or stock appreciation rights plan, any management, director and/or employee stock ownership or incentive plan, stock subscription plan, employment termination agreement or any other employment agreement, partnership agreement or equity holders’ agreement not to exceed for any Fiscal Year of the Parent Borrower, $5.0 million plus any unutilized portion of such amount in the immediately preceding two fiscal years (with any unutilized portion applied first); provided further that the amounts set forth in this clause (m) may be further increased by (A) the proceeds of any key-man life insurance received by a Parent Holding Company (to the extent contributed to the Parent Borrower), the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, plus (B) to the extent received by or contributed in cash to the common equity of the Parent Borrower and not theretofore utilized to make a Restricted Payment under this Section 6.5(m), the net proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of any Parent Holding Company or the Parent Borrower, in each case to members of management, managers, directors, consultants or independent contractors of the Parent Borrower or any of its subsidiaries or any Parent Holding Company that occurs after the Closing Date, plus (C) the amount of any cash bonuses otherwise payable to any future, present or former, director, employee or consultant of the Parent Borrower, any Parent Holding Company or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries that are in respect of services rendered to the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and foregone in return for the receipt of Equity Interests of the Parent Borrower, any Parent Holding Company or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to a deferred compensation plan of such entity.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.5 and subject to the immediately following proviso, (A) Restricted Payments need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Restricted Payments described in Section 6.5(a) through (l) but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that a Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Restricted Payments described in Sections 6.5(a) through (l), the Borrower Representative shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, such Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 6.5 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) in one of the above clauses and such Restricted Payment shall be treated as having been made or existing pursuant to only one of such clauses; provided, however, that no such reclassification shall be permitted with respect to any Restricted Payment made pursuant to Section 6.5(j) or Section 6.5(k).

 

6.6              Transactions with Affiliates.

 

(a)               Sell or transfer any property or assets to, or purchase or acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transaction with, any of its Affiliates in a transaction involving consideration in excess of $10.0 million for such transaction or series of related transactions, unless such transaction or series of transactions are (i) otherwise expressly permitted (or required) with such Affiliates or holders under this Agreement or (ii) upon terms that are not materially less favorable to the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate.

 

(b)               The foregoing paragraph (a) shall not prohibit, to the extent otherwise permitted under this Agreement:

 

(1)               any issuance of securities, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, equity purchase agreements, stock options, restricted stock units or deferred stock units and stock ownership and long-term incentive plans approved by the Board of Directors of the Parent Borrower;

 

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(2)               (i) payments by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any tax sharing agreements among the Parent Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on customary terms that require each party to make payments when taxes are due or refunds received of amounts equal to the income tax liabilities and refunds generated by each such party and (ii) payments by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any tax sharing agreements among the Parent Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on customary terms that require each party to make payments when taxes are due or refunds received of amounts equal to the income tax liabilities and refunds generated by each such party calculated on a separate return basis, and payments to the party generating tax benefits and credits of amounts equal to the value of such tax benefits and credits made available to the party making the payments;

 

(3)               transactions among the Parent Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction (including via merger, amalgamation or consolidation in which the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary is the surviving entity) not prohibited by this Agreement;

 

(4)               customary fees and indemnities may be paid to any directors of the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (and, to the extent attributable to the operations or ownership of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, to directors of any Parent Holding Company) and reasonable out-of-pocket costs of such Persons may be reimbursed;

 

(5)               transactions (and, in each case, the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the consummation thereof) pursuant to the agreements and arrangements in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 6.6 or any amendment thereto to the extent such amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect;

 

(6)               (A) any employment, severance or consulting agreements entered into by the Parent Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, (B) any subscription agreement or similar agreement pertaining to the repurchase of Equity Interests pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with employees, consultants, officers or directors, and (C) any employee, severance or consultant compensation, indemnification arrangement, benefit plan or arrangement, any health, disability or similar insurance plan which covers employees or consultants, and any reasonable employment or consulting contract and transactions pursuant thereto;

 

(7)               Restricted Payments permitted under Section 6.5;

 

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(8)             any purchase of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent Borrower or any contribution to the equity capital of the Parent Borrower;

 

(9)             transactions between or among the Parent Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(10)           transactions with customers, distributors, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

 

(11)           any transaction in respect of which the Borrower Representative delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter addressed to the Board of Directors of the Parent Borrower from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm, in each case of nationally recognized standing in the United States, which letter states, either that (A) such transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate or (B) is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(12)           transactions with a joint venture for the purchase or sale of goods, equipment and services entered into in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with prudent business practice followed by companies in the industry of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries; and

 

(13)           transactions permitted by, and complying with, the provisions of Section 6.4.

 

For purposes of this Section 6.6, any transaction shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements set forth in Section 6.6(a)(ii) if such transaction is approved by a majority of Disinterested Directors.

 

6.7              Business of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, engage at any time in any business or business activity other than in the case of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (x) any business or business activity conducted by any of them on the Closing Date and any business or business activities incidental or related thereto, or any business or business activity that is reasonably similar or complementary thereto or a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto and (y) such other business or business activity as may be consented to by the Requisite Lenders from time to time, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

 

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6.8              Limitation on Modifications and Payments of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements; Etc.

 

(a)                

 

(1)               Make, directly or indirectly, any voluntary payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of any Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is (x) expressly subordinate to the Obligations or (y) any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of clause (x) pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(ii) (clauses (x) and (y) each, a “Junior Financing”), or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination in respect of any Junior Financing except for (a) with the proceeds of Refinancing Indebtedness, (b) payments of regularly scheduled interest, and, to the extent this Agreement is then in effect, principal on the scheduled maturity date of any Junior Financing, (c) the conversion of any Junior Financing to Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent Borrower or of any Parent Holding Company, (d) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, any payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity in an aggregate amount not to exceed 4.25% of Consolidated Total Assets, (e) payments or distributions in amounts that would otherwise have been permitted to be made as Restricted Payments; provided that any such prepayment shall constitute a utilization of the applicable Restricted Payment capacity and (f) if (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, and (ii) (x) 30-Day Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) and Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) each exceed 17.5% and (y) unless 30-Day Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) and Excess Availability (divided by Availability on such date and expressed as a percentage) each exceed 22.5%, the Parent Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Basis compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant (whether or not required to be complied with); or

 

(2)               Amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of, any provision of (i) any of its Organizational Documents in a manner materially adverse to the rights and remedies of Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Credit Documents taken as a whole, or (ii) any Junior Financing or any agreement, document or instrument evidencing or relating thereto, other than amendments or modifications that (a) do not affect the subordination or payment provisions thereof (if any) in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative) or (b) otherwise comply with the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness”.

 

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(b)               Enter into, or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to enter into, any agreement or instrument that by its terms restricts (i) the payment of dividends or distributions or the making of cash advances by such Restricted Subsidiary to the Parent Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) the granting, perfection or enforcement of Liens by such Restricted Subsidiary or the Parent Borrower pursuant to the Collateral Documents in respect of the Loans, in each case other than those arising under any Credit Document, except, in each case, restrictions existing by reason of:

 

(A)            restrictions imposed by applicable law;

 

(B)            contractual encumbrances or restrictions (i) in effect on the Closing Date and (to the extent not otherwise permitted by this Section 6.8 are listed on Schedule 6.8), (ii) on the granting of Liens pursuant to documentation governing Indebtedness incurred in compliance with Section 6.1 that is secured by Liens pursuant to Section 6.2 on terms that are consistent with, or not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than, the restrictions set forth herein (as determined conclusively by the Borrower Representative and evidenced by a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative), or (iii) pursuant to documentation related to any permitted renewal, extension or refinancing of any Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date that does not expand the scope of any such encumbrance or restriction in any material respect (as determined conclusively by the Borrower Representative and evidenced by a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative);

 

(C)            any restriction on a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the Equity Interests or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary pending the closing of such sale or disposition;

 

(D)            customary provisions in joint venture agreements or other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section 6.3;

 

(E)            any restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement (other than Indebtedness secured by second-priority Liens on the Collateral) to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;

 

(F)            customary provisions contained in licenses, sublicenses, covenants not to sue, releases and other agreements in connection with Intellectual Property (including in connection with distribution, license and supply agreements) and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business or which in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower Representative would not impair any Credit Party’s interest in Intellectual Property that is material to the business of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(G)            customary provisions restricting the subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest;

 

(H)            any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(I)            any agreement relating to the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of any asset permitted under Section 6.4 pending the consummation of such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition;

 

(J)            any agreement in effect at the time any Restricted Subsidiary becomes a subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, so long as any such contractual restrictions were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a subsidiary of the Parent Borrower;

 

(K)           customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases and customer contracts entered into by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, so long as the Borrower Representative has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions would not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligations under the Credit Documents;

 

(L)            any restrictions in agreements representing Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.1 of a subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is not a Credit Party;

 

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

 

(N)           any restriction with respect to the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (or any of its property or assets) imposed by customary provisions in a Hedge Agreement not entered into for speculative purposes;

 

(O)           any restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.1 or Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, on prevailing market terms and conditions available to borrowers at the time such transactions are entered into and will not materially impair the Borrowers’ ability to pay interest, premium, if any, or principal pursuant to the Credit Documents, when due;

 

(P)          any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Sections 6.8(b)(i) and (b)(ii) imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (A) through (O) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower Representative, on prevailing market terms and conditions available to borrowers at the time such transactions are entered into and will not materially impair the Borrowers’ ability to pay interest, premium, if any, or principal pursuant to the Credit Documents, when due;

 

(Q)           any restrictions with respect to the corporate aircraft, including under any lease, sublease, charter, management, operating, crew, service, repair, maintenance, storage or other agreement relating to the aircraft;

 

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(R)            solely to the extent that such restrictions relate to the subsidiary being acquired or incurring such Indebtedness, restrictions contained in assumed Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.1(j); or

 

(S)             any restriction imposed by the Term Loan Credit Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Agreement does not restrict any redemption or other payment by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary made as a mandatory principal redemption or other payment in respect of Junior Financing pursuant to an “AHYDO saver” provision of any agreement or instrument in respect of a Junior Financing, and the Borrower Representative’s determination in good faith of the amount of any such “AHYDO saver” mandatory principal redemption or other payment shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes under this Agreement.

 

6.9              Changes in Fiscal Year. Permit its fiscal year to end on any date other than June 30 or permit its fiscal quarters to end on a date other than on or about September 30, December 31 or March 31; provided that the Borrower Representative may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change the financial reporting convention to a calendar year-end convention.

 

6.10            Financial Performance Covenant. Upon the occurrence of a Liquidity Event, permit, for the most recently ended period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries ended prior to such Liquidity Event for which financial statements were required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.4, or for any period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries ended thereafter until the date when a Liquidity Event is no longer continuing, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for any such period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters to be less than 1.10:1.00.

 

SECTION 7.         GUARANTY

 

7.1             Guaranty of the Obligations. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.2, each Guarantor jointly and severally hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees (the “Guaranty”) to Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Beneficiaries the due and punctual payment in full of all Obligations of each Person other than such Guarantor when the same shall become due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 362(a) or any equivalent provision in any applicable jurisdiction) (each, a “Guaranteed Obligation” and, collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations”); provided that anything herein or in any other Credit Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the other Credit Documents shall in no event exceed the amount that can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under the Bankruptcy Code or other Laws relating to the insolvency of debtors or an amount unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving such Guarantor or as the result of any avoidance actions therein.

 

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7.2              Contribution by Guarantors. All Guarantors desire to allocate among themselves (collectively, the “Contributing Guarantors”), in a fair and equitable manner, their obligations arising under this Guaranty. Accordingly, in the event any payment or distribution is made on any date by a Guarantor (a “Funding Guarantor”) under this Guaranty such that its Aggregate Payments exceed its Fair Share as of such date, such Funding Guarantor shall be entitled to a contribution from each of the other Contributing Guarantors in an amount sufficient to cause each Contributing Guarantor’s Aggregate Payments to equal its Fair Share as of such date. “Fair Share” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the ratio of (i) the Fair Share Contribution Amount with respect to such Contributing Guarantor to (ii) the aggregate of the Fair Share Contribution Amounts with respect to all Contributing Guarantors multiplied by (b) the aggregate amount paid or distributed on or before such date by all Funding Guarantors under this Guaranty in respect of the obligations Guaranteed. “Fair Share Contribution Amount” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, the maximum aggregate amount of the obligations of such Contributing Guarantor under this Guaranty that would not render its obligations hereunder or thereunder subject to avoidance as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Section 548 of Title 11 of the United States Code or any applicable law; provided that, solely for purposes of calculating the “Fair Share Contribution Amount” with respect to any Contributing Guarantor for purposes of this Section 7.2, any assets or liabilities of such Contributing Guarantor arising by virtue of any rights to subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification or any rights to or obligations of contribution hereunder shall not be considered as assets or liabilities of such Contributing Guarantor. “Aggregate Payments” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (1) the aggregate amount of all payments and distributions made on or before such date by such Contributing Guarantor in respect of this Guaranty (including in respect of this Section 7.2), minus (2) the aggregate amount of all payments received on or before such date by such Contributing Guarantor from the other Contributing Guarantors as contributions under this Section 7.2. The amounts payable as contributions hereunder shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment or distribution is made by the applicable Funding Guarantor.

 

The allocation among Contributing Guarantors of their obligations as set forth in this Section 7.2 shall not be construed in any way to limit the liability of any Contributing Guarantor hereunder. Each Guarantor is a third party beneficiary to the contribution agreement set forth in this Section 7.2.

 

7.3              Payment by Guarantors. Subject to Section 7.2, the Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree, in furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Beneficiary may have at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, that upon the failure of any Borrower to pay any of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 362(a) or any equivalent provision in any applicable jurisdiction), the Guarantors will upon demand pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of Beneficiaries, an amount equal to the sum of the unpaid principal amount of all applicable Guaranteed Obligations then due as aforesaid, accrued and unpaid interest on such Guaranteed Obligations (including interest that would continue to accrue, but for the applicable Borrower’s becoming the subject of a case under the Bankruptcy Code, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Borrower for such interest in the related bankruptcy case) and all other applicable Guaranteed Obligations then owed to Beneficiaries as aforesaid.

 

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7.4              Liability of Guarantors Absolute. Each Guarantor agrees that its obligations hereunder are, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, irrevocable, absolute, independent and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance which constitutes a legal or equitable discharge of a guarantor or surety other than payment in full of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, each Guarantor agrees, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, as follows:

 

(a)               this Guaranty is a guaranty of payment when due and not of collectability;

 

(b)               this Guaranty is a primary obligation of each Guarantor and not merely a contract of surety;

 

(c)               Administrative Agent may enforce this Guaranty upon the occurrence of an Event of Default notwithstanding the existence of any dispute between a Borrower and any Beneficiary with respect to the existence of such Event of Default;

 

(d)               the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of Borrowers and the obligations of any other guarantor (including any other Guarantor), and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against such Guarantor, whether or not any action is brought against any Borrower or any of such other guarantors and whether or not any Borrower is joined in any such action or actions;

 

(e)               payment by any Guarantor of a portion, but not all, of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations shall in no way limit, affect, modify or abridge any Guarantor’s liability for any portion of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations which has not been paid (without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if Administrative Agent is awarded a judgment in any suit brought to enforce any Guarantor’s covenant to pay a portion of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, such judgment shall not be deemed to release such Guarantor from its covenant to pay the portion of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations that is not the subject of such suit, and such judgment shall not, except to the extent satisfied by such Guarantor, limit, affect, modify or abridge any other Guarantor’s liability hereunder in respect of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations);

 

(f)                any Beneficiary, upon such terms as it deems appropriate, without notice or demand and without affecting the validity or enforceability hereof or giving rise to any reduction, limitation, impairment, discharge or termination of any Guarantor’s liability hereunder, from time to time may (i) renew, extend, accelerate, increase the rate of interest on, or otherwise change the time, place, manner or terms of payment of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations; (ii) settle, compromise, release or discharge, or accept or refuse any offer of performance with respect to, or substitutions for, the applicable Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement relating thereto and/or subordinate the payment of the same to the payment of any other obligations; (iii) request and accept other guaranties of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations and take and hold security for the payment hereof or the applicable Guaranteed Obligations; (iv) release, surrender, exchange, substitute, compromise, settle, rescind, waive, alter, subordinate or modify, with or without consideration, any security for payment of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, any other guaranties of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, or any other obligation of any Person (including any other Guarantor) with respect to the applicable Guaranteed Obligations; (v) enforce and apply any security now or hereafter held by or for the benefit of such Beneficiary in respect hereof or the applicable Guaranteed Obligations and direct the order or manner of sale thereof, or exercise any other right or remedy that such Beneficiary may have against any such security, in each case as such Beneficiary in its discretion may determine consistent herewith or the applicable Hedge Agreement and any applicable security agreement, including foreclosure on any such security pursuant to one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, whether or not every aspect of any such sale is commercially reasonable, and even though such action operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of any Guarantor against any other Credit Party or any security for the applicable Guaranteed Obligations; and (vi) exercise any other rights available to it under the Credit Documents or any Hedge Agreements; and

 

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(g)               this Guaranty and the obligations of Guarantors hereunder shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment, discharge or termination for any reason (other than payment in full of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations), including the occurrence of any of the following, whether or not any Guarantor shall have had notice or knowledge of any of them: (i) any failure or omission to assert or enforce or agreement or election not to assert or enforce, or the stay or enjoining, by order of court, by operation of law or otherwise, of the exercise or enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right, power or remedy (whether arising under the Credit Documents or any Hedge Agreements, at law, in equity or otherwise) with respect to the applicable Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement relating thereto, or with respect to any other guaranty of or security for the payment of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations; (ii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or any consent to departure from, any of the terms or provisions (including provisions relating to events of default) hereof, any of the other Credit Documents, any of the Hedge Agreements or any agreement or instrument executed pursuant thereto, or of any other guaranty or security for the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, in each case whether or not in accordance with the terms hereof or such Credit Document, such Hedge Agreement or any agreement relating to such other guaranty or security; (iii) the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, or any agreement relating thereto, at any time being found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect; (iv) the application of payments received from any source (other than payments received pursuant to the other Credit Documents or any of the Hedge Agreements or from the proceeds of any security for the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, except to the extent such security also serves as collateral for indebtedness other than the applicable Guaranteed Obligations) to the payment of indebtedness other than the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, even though any Beneficiary might have elected to apply such payment to any part or all of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations; (v) any Beneficiary’s consent to the change, reorganization or termination of the corporate structure or existence of any Borrower or any of its subsidiaries and to any corresponding restructuring of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations; (vi) any failure to perfect or continue perfection of a security interest in any collateral which secures any of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations; (vii) any defenses, set-offs or counterclaims which a Borrower may allege or assert against any Beneficiary in respect of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, including failure of consideration, breach of warranty, payment, statute of frauds, statute of limitations, accord and satisfaction and usury; and (viii) any other act or thing or omission, or delay to do any other act or thing, which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Guarantor as an obligor in respect of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations.

 

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7.5              Waivers by Guarantors. Each Guarantor hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, for the benefit of the Beneficiaries: (a) any right to require any Beneficiary, as a condition of payment or performance by such Guarantor, to (i) proceed against any Borrower, any other guarantor (including any other Guarantor) of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security held from any Borrower, any such other guarantor or any other Person, (iii) proceed against or have resort to any balance of any Deposit Account or credit on the books of any Beneficiary in favor of any Credit Party or any other Person, or (iv) pursue any other remedy in the power of any Beneficiary whatsoever; (b) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority or any disability or other defense of any Borrower or any other Guarantor including any defense based on or arising out of the lack of validity or the unenforceability of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or by reason of the cessation of the liability of any Borrower or any other applicable Guarantor from any cause other than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations; (c) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; (d) any defense based upon any Beneficiary’s errors or omissions in the administration of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, except behavior which amounts to bad faith; (e) (i) any principles or provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might be in conflict with the terms hereof and any legal or equitable discharge of such Guarantor’s obligations hereunder, (ii) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Guarantor’s liability hereunder or the enforcement hereof, (iii) any rights to set-offs, recoupments and counterclaims, and (iv) promptness, diligence and any requirement that any Beneficiary protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto; (f) notices, demands, presentments, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and notices of any action or inaction, including acceptance hereof, notices of default hereunder, the Hedge Agreements or any agreement or instrument related thereto, notices of any renewal, extension or modification of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement related thereto, notices of any extension of credit to any Borrower and notices of any of the matters referred to in Section 7.4 and any right to consent to any thereof; and (g) any defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by law which limit the liability of or exonerate guarantors or sureties, or which may conflict with the terms hereof.

 

7.6              Guarantors’ Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, Etc. Until the applicable Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full and the Revolving Commitments shall have terminated and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been cancelled, each Guarantor hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any claim, right or remedy, direct or indirect, that such Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against any Borrower or any other Guarantor or any of its assets in connection with this Guaranty or the performance by such Guarantor of its obligations hereunder, in each case whether such claim, right or remedy arises in equity, under contract, by statute, under common law or otherwise and including (a) any right of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification that such Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against any Borrower with respect to the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, (b) any right to enforce, or to participate in, any claim, right or remedy that any Beneficiary now has or may hereafter have against any Borrower, and (c) any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any collateral or security now or hereafter held by any Beneficiary. In addition, until the applicable Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full and the Revolving Commitments shall have terminated and all Letters of Credit shall have expired (without any pending drawing) or been cancelled, each Guarantor shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, withhold exercise of any right of contribution such Guarantor may have against any other guarantor (including any other Guarantor) of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, including any such right of contribution as contemplated by Section 7.2. Each Guarantor further agrees that, to the extent the waiver or agreement to withhold the exercise of its rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification and contribution as set forth herein is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or voidable for any reason, any rights of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification such Guarantor may have against any Borrower or against any collateral or security, and any rights of contribution such Guarantor may have against any such other guarantor, shall be junior and subordinate to any rights any Beneficiary may have against any Borrower, to all right, title and interest any Beneficiary may have in any such collateral or security, and to any right any Beneficiary may have against such other guarantor. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of any such subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification or contribution rights at any time when all applicable Guaranteed Obligations shall not have been finally and indefeasibly paid in full, such amount shall be held in trust for the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Beneficiaries and shall forthwith be paid over to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Beneficiaries to be credited and applied against the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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7.7              Subordination of Other Obligations. Any Indebtedness of any Borrower or any Guarantor now or hereafter held by any Guarantor (the “Obligee Guarantor”) is hereby subordinated in right of payment to the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, and any such Indebtedness collected or received by the Obligee Guarantor after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing shall be held in trust for the Administrative Agent on behalf of Beneficiaries and shall forthwith be paid over to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Beneficiaries to be credited and applied against the applicable Guaranteed Obligations but without affecting, impairing or limiting in any manner the liability of the Obligee Guarantor under any other provision hereof.

 

7.8              Continuing Guaranty. This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall remain in effect until all of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations shall have been paid in full and the Revolving Commitments shall have terminated and all Letters of Credit shall have expired (without any pending drawing) or been cancelled. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any right to revoke this Guaranty as to future transactions giving rise to any applicable Guaranteed Obligations.

 

7.9              Authority of Guarantors or Borrowers. It is not necessary for any Beneficiary to inquire into the capacity or powers of any Guarantor or any Borrower or the officers, directors or any agents acting or purporting to act on behalf of any of them.

 

7.10          Financial Condition of Borrowers. Any Credit Extension may be made to any Borrower or continued from time to time, and any Hedge Agreements may be entered into from time to time, in each case without notice to or authorization from any Guarantor regardless of the financial or other condition of any Borrower at the time of any such grant or continuation or at the time such Hedge Agreement is entered into, as the case may be. No Beneficiary shall have any obligation to disclose or discuss with any Guarantor its assessment, or any Guarantor’s assessment, of the financial condition of any Borrower. Each Guarantor has adequate means to obtain information from each Borrower on a continuing basis concerning the financial condition of such Borrower and its ability to perform its obligations under the Credit Documents and the Hedge Agreements, and each Guarantor assumes the responsibility for being and keeping informed of the financial condition of each Borrower and of all circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations. Each Guarantor hereby waives and relinquishes any duty on the part of any Beneficiary to disclose any matter, fact or thing relating to the business, operations or conditions of any Borrower now known or hereafter known by any Beneficiary.

 

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7.11          Bankruptcy, Etc.

 

(a)               [Reserved].

 

(b)              Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that any interest on any portion of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations which accrues after the commencement of any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency case or proceeding (or, if interest on any portion of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations ceases to accrue by operation of law by reason of the commencement of such case or proceeding, such interest as would have accrued on such portion of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations if such case or proceeding had not been commenced) shall be included in the applicable Guaranteed Obligations because it is the intention of Guarantors and Beneficiaries that the applicable Guaranteed Obligations which are guaranteed by Guarantors pursuant hereto should be determined without regard to any rule of law or order which may relieve any Borrower of any portion of such applicable Guaranteed Obligations. Guarantors will permit any trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, receiver and manager, interim receiver, debtor in possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, curator or similar Person to pay the Administrative Agent, or allow the claim of the Administrative Agent in respect of, any such interest accruing after the date on which such case or proceeding is commenced.

 

(c)              In the event that all or any portion of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations are paid by a Borrower, the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall continue and remain in full force and effect or be reinstated, as the case may be, in the event that all or any part of such payment(s) are rescinded or recovered directly or indirectly from any Beneficiary as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise, and any such payments which are so rescinded or recovered shall constitute applicable Guaranteed Obligations for all purposes hereunder.

 

7.12          Keepwell. Each Guarantor that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor (as defined below) at the time this Guaranty or at the time the grant of the security interest under the Credit Documents, in each case, by any Credit Party, becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each other Credit Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Credit Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under this Guaranty and the other Credit Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Section 7.12 voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 7.12 shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends this Section 7.12 to constitute, and this Section 7.12 shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of, each other Credit Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act. “Qualified ECP Guarantor” shall mean, at any time, each Credit Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time under §1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

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SECTION 8.         EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

8.1              Events of Default. If any one or more of the following conditions or events shall occur:

 

(a)               any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Credit Party in any Credit Document, or any representation, warranty, or certification contained in any certificate furnished by the Borrower Representative or any other Credit Party in connection with or pursuant to any Credit Document, shall prove to have been false in any material respect when so made, deemed made or furnished;

 

(b)               default shall be made in the payment of any principal of any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof, at a date fixed for prepayment thereof, by acceleration thereof or otherwise;

 

(c)               default shall be made in the payment of any interest on any Loan or in the payment of any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in paragraph (b) above) due under any Credit Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of more than five Business Days;

 

(d)               (i) any default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any covenant contained in Section 2.20, Section 5.1(a) (solely with respect to the Parent Borrower), Section 5.4(g) (after a five Business Day grace period or, if during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Event, a two Business Day grace period) Section 5.5(a), Section 5.9(a) or Section 6 (ii) any default shall be made in the due observance or performance by any Credit Party of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Credit Document (other than any default specified in paragraph (b), (c) or (d) above) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty days after the earlier to occur of (x) a senior executive of the Borrower Representative having actual knowledge thereof thereof or (y) written notice thereof having been provided by the Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lenders to the Borrower Representative;

 

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(e)               (i) the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary fails to pay when due any principal of, interest on or premiums in respect of any Material Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder), in each case beyond any grace or cure period, or (ii) any event or condition shall occur that (A) results in any Material Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or (B) enables or permits (with all applicable grace periods having expired) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause, with the giving of notice if required, any Material Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this clause (e)(ii) shall not apply to (x) any secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness, (y) any Indebtedness that becomes due pursuant to customary prepayment or redemption provisions solely as a result of a voluntary sale or transfer of property or assets or a “change of control” or (z) any Indebtedness that becomes due solely as a result of a refinancing thereof permitted by this Agreement; provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any breach of, or default under, any other Material Indebtedness solely as a result of a Financial Covenant Default shall not constitute an Event of Default under this paragraph (e) unless and until the date on which such breach or default constitutes an Event of Default under paragraph (d);

 

(f)                there shall have occurred a Change of Control;

 

(g)               (i) an involuntary case or proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition, application or other originating process shall be filed relating to (A) the liquidation, reorganization, winding-up, dissolution or suspension of general operations or other relief in respect of the Parent Borrower or any Material Subsidiary, or of a substantial part of the property or assets of the Parent Borrower or any Material Subsidiary under any Debtor Relief Law, (B) the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, compulsory manager, interim receiver, receiver and manager, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Parent Borrower or any Material Subsidiary, or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Parent Borrower or any Material Subsidiary; or (C) the winding-up or liquidation of the Parent Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (except, in the case of any Material Subsidiary, in a transaction permitted by Section 6.4); and such proceeding or petition, application or other originating process shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

 

(h)               the Parent Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition or application or its shareholders shall pass a resolution seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization or other relief under any Debtor Relief Law (including the making of a proposal or the filing of a notice of intention to make a proposal), (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or the filing of any petition described in paragraph (g) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrative receiver, administrator, compulsory manager, interim receiver, receiver and manager, receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Parent Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Parent Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition, application or other originating process filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

 

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(i)                 the failure by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay one or more final and non-appealable judgments aggregating in excess of $35.0 million (to the extent not covered by third-party insurance for which the insurer has not disputed coverage), which judgments are not discharged or effectively waived or stayed for a period of 60 consecutive days, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;

 

(j)                 (i) a trustee shall be appointed by a U.S. district court to administer any Pension Plan, (ii) an ERISA Event or ERISA Events shall have occurred, (iii) the Parent Borrower or any of its subsidiaries shall engage in any non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code) involving any Pension Plan, or (iv) [reserved]; and in each case in clauses (i) through (iii) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(k)               (i) any Credit Document shall for any reason be asserted in writing by any Credit Party not to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of such party thereto, (ii) any security interest purported to be created by any Collateral Document relating to a material portion of the Collateral of the Credit Parties on a consolidated basis shall cease to be, or shall be asserted in writing by the Parent Borrower or any other Credit Party not to be, a valid and perfected security interest (perfected as or having the priority required by this Agreement or the relevant Collateral Document and subject to such limitations and restrictions as are set forth herein and therein) in the Collateral covered thereby, except to the extent that any such loss of perfection or priority results from the limitations of foreign laws, rules and regulations as they apply to pledges of Equity Interests in Foreign Subsidiaries or the application thereof, or from the failure of the applicable Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Pledge and Security Agreement, or to file UCC continuation statements, (iii) the guarantees pursuant to the Collateral Documents by any Credit Party of any of the Obligations shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms thereof), or shall be asserted in writing by any Credit Party not to be in effect or not to be legal, valid and binding obligations (other than in accordance with the terms thereof) or (iv) the Parent Borrower shall assert in writing that any Intercreditor Agreement (after execution and delivery thereof) shall have ceased for any reason to be in full force and effect (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof) or shall knowingly contest, or knowingly support any other Person in any action that seeks to contest, the validity or effectiveness of any such Intercreditor Agreement (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof);

 

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then, except as provided below with respect to a Financial Covenant Default, (i) in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Parent Borrower described in clause (g) or (h) of this Section 8.1), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may and, at the request of the Requisite Lenders, shall, by notice to the Borrower Representative, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (A) declare the Loans then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued fees and all other liabilities of the Borrowers accrued hereunder and under any other Credit Document, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers, anything contained herein or in any other Credit Document to the contrary notwithstanding; (B) declare Commitments of each Lender and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such Commitments and obligation shall be terminated; (C) require that the Borrowers Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to 103% of the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and (D) exercise all rights and remedies granted to it under any Credit Document and all of its rights under any other applicable law or in equity, and (ii) in any event with respect to the Parent Borrower described in clause (g) or (h) of this Section 8.1, the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued fees and all other liabilities of the Borrowers accrued hereunder and under any other Credit Document, shall automatically become due and payable, and the Commitments of each Lender and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions shall in each case be automatically terminated, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers, anything contained herein or in any other Credit Document to the contrary notwithstanding. Upon the occurrence of a failure by the Parent Borrower to comply with the requirements of the Financial Performance Covenant (a “Financial Covenant Default”), the Requisite Lenders, may (x) to the extent the Parent Borrower is permitted to make a Specified Equity Contribution pursuant to the terms of Section 8.2 that would be included as an addition in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, on the date that is ten Business Days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.4(a) or (b), as applicable, and only if such Financial Covenant Default has not been cured pursuant to Section 8.2 or (y) to the extent the Parent Borrower is not permitted to make a Specified Equity Contribution pursuant to the terms of Section 8.2 that would be included as an addition in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, on the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.4(a) or (b), as applicable, either (1) terminate the Revolving Commitments and/or (2) take the actions specified above in this Section 8.1 in respect of the Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Loans; provided that, solely to the extent the Parent Borrower is permitted to make a Specified Equity Contribution pursuant to the terms of Section 8.2 that would be included as an addition in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, neither the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent nor any Lender shall exercise the right (or have the right) to accelerate the Loans, terminate the Commitments, foreclose on or take possession of the Collateral or take or have the right to take any other remedy under the Credit Documents on the basis of such Financial Covenant Default until the tenth Business Day following the date the applicable financial statements are to be delivered; provided, further, however, that no Lender shall have any obligation to make any Loans hereunder and no L/C Issuer shall have any obligation to issue or extend any Letter of Credit hereunder during such ten Business Day period during which any Financial Covenant Default exists until the date upon which the Parent Borrower has cured the Financial Covenant Default in accordance with Section 8.2. In respect of a Financial Covenant Default that is continuing, the Requisite Lenders may take the actions specified in this Section 8.1 on the date the Requisite Lenders have terminated the Revolving Commitments and accelerated all Obligations; provided, however, that the Requisite Lenders may not take such actions if either (A) prior to the date of any such termination of Revolving Commitments and acceleration of Obligations by the Requisite Lenders, the Revolving Loans have been repaid in full (other than contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been made), no Letters of Credit are outstanding (unless Cash Collateralized in an amount equal to 103% of the then Outstanding Amount thereof) or unreimbursed and the Revolving Commitments have been terminated by the Borrower Representative, (B) [reserved], or (C) the Financial Covenant Default has been waived by the Requisite Lenders.

 

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8.2             Right to Cure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.1, for purposes of determining whether a Financial Covenant Default has occurred, any equity contribution (in the form of cash common equity or other equity reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) made to the Parent Borrower after the last day of any Fiscal Quarter and on or prior to the day that is 10 Business Days after the later to occur of (x) the day on which financial statements for the period to which the Financial Covenant Default is applicable, or (y) the date when the applicable Liquidity Event first occurred, are required to be delivered for that Fiscal Quarter will, upon the delivery of a written notice by the Borrower Representative to the Administrative Agent (such notice, the “Cure Notice”), be included as an addition in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA solely for the purposes of calculating the Financial Performance Covenant on a Pro Forma Basis at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and any subsequent period that includes such Fiscal Quarter (any such equity contribution, a “Specified Equity Contribution”); provided that (a) the Borrower Representative shall not be permitted to so request that a Specified Equity Contribution be included as an addition in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA with respect to any Fiscal Quarter unless, after giving effect to such requested Specified Equity Contribution, (x) there will be a period of at least two Fiscal Quarters in the Relevant Four Fiscal Quarter Period in which no Specified Equity Contribution has been made, and (y) there have been no more than five Specified Equity Contributions made hereunder, (b) the amount of any Specified Equity Contribution will be no greater than the amount required to cause the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis to be in compliance with Section 6.10 and (c) all Specified Equity Contributions will be disregarded for all other purposes of calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA under the Credit Documents (including calculating basket levels and other items governed by reference to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA). To the extent that the proceeds of the Specified Equity Contribution are used to repay Indebtedness, such Indebtedness shall not be deemed to have been repaid for purposes of (i) calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis set forth in Section 6.10 for the Relevant Four Fiscal Quarter Period, (ii) [reserved] or (iii) determining compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Relevant Four Fiscal Quarter Period” means, with respect to any requested Specified Equity Contribution, the four Fiscal Quarter period ending on (and including) the Fiscal Quarter in which Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA will be increased as a result of such Specified Equity Contribution.

 

8.3              Application of Proceeds. The Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent agree, as among such parties, as follows: subject to the terms of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all amounts collected or received by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer on account of amounts then due and outstanding under any of the Credit Documents or under any Secured Hedging Arrangement or Secured Cash Management Agreement shall, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, be applied as follows, in each case until such item is paid in full: first, to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees to the extent provided herein) and indemnities due and owing under the Credit Documents of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (including to pay to the Collateral Agent any sums advanced to the Collateral Agent or to preserve its security interest in the Collateral), second, to pay any fees then due to any Agent under the Credit Documents, third, to pay interest on Agent Advances, fourth, to pay the principal of Agent Advances then outstanding, fifth, to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees to the extent provided herein) due and owing hereunder of each of the Lenders and each of the L/C Issuer, sixth, to pay any fees then due to any of the Lenders and each of the L/C Issuers under the Credit Documents, seventh, to pay interest accrued in respect of Swing Line Loans, eighth, to pay the principal of all Swing Line Loans then outstanding, ninth, to pay (on a ratable basis) interest accrued in respect of (A) the Revolving Loans then outstanding and (B) any Unreimbursed Amount then outstanding, tenth, to pay (on a ratable basis) (A) the principal of Revolving Loans then outstanding and any Unreimbursed Amount then outstanding, and to cash collateralize any outstanding L/C Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer and (B) any outstanding obligations payable under (i) Designated Cash Management Agreements, up to the amount of Designated Cash Management Reserves then in effect with respect thereto, and (ii) Designated Hedging Agreements, up to the amount of Designated Hedging Reserves then in effect with respect thereto, eleventh, to pay (ratably) (A) Hedge Obligations and (B) Cash Management Obligations, in each case with any Lender Counterparty (other than pursuant to any Designated Cash Management Agreements or Designated Hedging Agreements, but including any amounts not paid pursuant to clause “tenth”(B)(i) above) permitted hereunder and secured by the Credit Documents (notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts received from any Credit Party shall not be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Credit Party), twelfth, to pay other Obligations then due and owing, and thirteenth, to pay the surplus, if any, to whomever may be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus. To the extent that any amounts available for distribution pursuant to clause “tenth” above are attributable to the issued but undrawn amount of outstanding Letters of Credit which are then not yet required to be reimbursed hereunder, such amounts shall be held by the Collateral Agent in a cash collateral account and applied (x) first, to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer from time to time for any drawings under such Letters of Credit and (y) then, following the expiration of all Letters of Credit, to all other obligations of the types described in such clause “tenth”. To the extent any amounts available for distribution pursuant to “ninth” are insufficient to pay all obligations described therein in full, such moneys shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders and L/C Issuers based on their respective Pro Rata Shares. To the extent any amounts available for distribution pursuant to clause (A) of clause “tenth” are insufficient to pay all obligations described therein in full, such moneys shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders and L/C Issuers based on their respective Pro Rata Shares.

 

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SECTION 9.         AGENTS

 

9.1                 Authorization and Action.

 

(a)               Each Lender and each L/C Issuer (in its capacity as such and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as potential Lender Counterparties (if applicable)) hereby irrevocably appoints WFB to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, as applicable, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby irrevocably appoints WFB to act on its behalf as the Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, as applicable, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and each such Lender and each such L/C Issuer irrevocably authorizes each Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as are delegated to such Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. As to any matters not expressly provided for by the Credit Documents (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of the Loans), no Agent shall be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Requisite Lenders (or, if required hereby, all Lenders), and such instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders, all L/C Issuers and all Lender Counterparties; provided, however, that no Agent shall be required to take any action that exposes such Agent to personal liability or that is contrary to this Agreement or applicable law. Without any further consent of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers or any Lender Counterparty, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be authorized to negotiate, execute and deliver on behalf of the Secured Parties any Intercreditor Agreement or any amendment (or amendment and restatement) to the Collateral Documents that is, in each case, consistent with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(b)               In furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender and each L/C Issuer (in its capacity as such and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as potential Lender Counterparties (if applicable)), hereby appoints the Collateral Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and/or L/C Issuer for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Credit Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental or related thereto. In this connection, the Collateral Agent (and any Supplemental Agents appointed by the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 9.1(c) below for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights or remedies thereunder at the direction of the Collateral Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of this Section 9 (including, without limitation, Section 9.5, as though any such Supplemental Agent were an “Agent” under the Credit Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

 

(c)               Any Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Credit Document (including for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents or of exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Collateral Agent) by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel and other consultants or experts concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Each Agent may also from time to time, when such Agent deems it to be necessary or desirable, perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Credit Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Agent (each, a “Supplemental Agent”). Each Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties; provided, however, that no such Supplemental Agent shall be authorized to take any action with respect to any Collateral unless and except to the extent expressly authorized in writing by the Collateral Agent. Should any instrument in writing from the Borrower Representative or any other Credit Party be required by any Supplemental Agent so appointed by an Agent to more fully or certainly vest in and confirm to such Supplemental Agent such rights, powers, privileges and duties, the Borrower Representative shall, or shall cause such Credit Party to, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such instruments promptly upon request by the Agent. If any Supplemental Agent, or successor thereto, shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all rights, powers, privileges and duties of such Supplemental Agent, to the extent permitted by applicable law, shall automatically vest in and be exercised by the Agent until the appointment of a new Supplemental Agent. The exculpatory provisions of this Section 9 shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of each Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Agent. No Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

 

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9.2              Agent’s Reliance, Etc. Neither any Agent nor any of their respective directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with the Credit Documents, (i) with the consent or at the request of the Requisite Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as such Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary) or (ii) in the absence of such Agent’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment. Without limitation to the generality of the foregoing, each Agent: (a) [reserved]; (b) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for any Credit Party), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (c) makes no warranty or representation to any Secured Party and shall not be responsible to any Secured Party for any statements, warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with the Credit Documents; (d) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance, observance or satisfaction of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of any Credit Document on the part of any Credit Party or the existence at any time of any Default under the Credit Documents or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of any Credit Party, and shall be deemed to have no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless such Agent shall have received notice thereof in writing from a Lender or a Credit Party stating that a Default or Event of Default has occurred and specifying the nature thereof; (e) shall not be responsible to any Secured Party for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of, or the perfection or priority of any lien or security interest created or purported to be created under or in connection with, any Credit Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; (f) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (g) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Credit Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Requisite Lenders (or such other number or percentage of Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Credit Documents), provided that no Agent shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Credit Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt, any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay or similar provision under any Debtor Relief Law or that may affect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law and (h) shall incur no liability under or in respect of any Credit Document by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by facsimile, electronic mail or Internet or intranet posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.

 

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9.3              WFB and its Affiliates. With respect to its Commitments and the Loans made by it, WFB shall have the same rights and powers under the Credit Documents as any other Lender or other Secured Party and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent; and each of the terms “Lender” and “Secured Party” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include WFB in its individual capacity. WFB and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, accept investment banking engagements from and generally engage in any kind of business with, any Credit Party, any subsidiaries of any Credit Party and any Person that may do business with or own securities of any Credit Party or any such subsidiary, all as if WFB was not an Agent and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders or any other Secured Party. No Agent shall have any duty to disclose any information obtained or received by it or any of its Affiliates relating to any Credit Party or any subsidiaries of any Credit Party to the extent such information was obtained or received in any capacity other than as such Agent.

 

9.4              Lender Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender and based on the financial statements referred to in Section 5.4 and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement.

 

9.5              Indemnification of Agents.

 

(a)               Each Lender severally agrees to indemnify each Agent, each L/C Issuer or any Related Party (in each case, to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrowers) from and against such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (to be determined on the basis of the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of all Loans outstanding at such time and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations outstanding at such time) of any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits or other proceedings, reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Related Party in any way relating to or arising out of the Credit Documents or any action taken or omitted by such Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Related Party under the Credit Documents (collectively, the “Indemnified Costs”); provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits or other proceedings, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Agent’s, any L/C Issuer’s or any Related Party’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or a material breach of the obligations of such Agent, L/C Issuer or any Related Party as found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse each Agent, each L/C Issuer or any Related Party promptly upon demand for its Pro Rata Share of any costs and expenses (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) payable by the Borrowers under Section 10.5, to the extent that such Agent, each L/C Issuer or any Related Party is not promptly reimbursed for such costs and expenses by the Borrowers. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any Indemnified Costs, this Section 9.5 applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Lender or any other Person. The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (a) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.1(a).

 

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(b)               The failure of any Lender to reimburse any Agent, each L/C Issuer or any Related Party, as the case may be, promptly upon demand for its Pro Rata Share of any amount required to be paid by the Lenders to such Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Related Party, as the case may be, as provided herein shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to reimburse such Agent, any L/C Issuer or Related Party, as the case may be, for its Pro Rata Share of such amount, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to reimburse such Agent, any L/C Issuer or Related Party, as the case may be, for such other Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such amount. Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of any Lender hereunder, the agreement and obligations of each Lender contained in this Section 9.5 shall survive the payment in full of principal, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder and under the other Credit Documents.

 

9.6              Successor Agents. (a) Any Agent may resign or, if it or its controlling Affiliate thereof is subject to a Distress Event, be removed by the Borrower Representative or the Requisite Lenders, in each case, at any time by giving ten days’ written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower Representative. Upon any such resignation or removal as Administrative Agent, the Requisite Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent that is not a Disqualified Lender, which successor Agent (unless a Designated Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such appointment) shall be subject to approval by the Borrower Representative (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld if such successor Agent is a commercial bank with a combined capital and surplus of at least $1.0 billion, and otherwise may be withheld in the Borrower Representative’s sole discretion). If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Requisite Lenders, 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, appoint a successor Agent that is not a Disqualified Lender, subject to approval by the Borrower Representative in accordance with the preceding sentence. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent and, in the case of a successor Collateral Agent, upon the execution and filing or recording of such financing statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Requisite Lenders may request, in order to continue the perfection of the Liens granted or purported to be granted by the Collateral Documents, such successor Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Credit Documents; provided that the Borrowers shall have no obligation to pay any fee to any successor Agent that is greater than or in addition to the fees payable to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date. If within 30 days after written notice is given of the retiring Agent’s resignation under this Section 9.6 no successor Agent shall have been appointed and shall have accepted such appointment, then on such 30th day (a) the retiring Agent’s resignation shall become effective, (b) the retiring Agent shall thereupon be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Credit Documents and (c) the Requisite Lenders shall thereafter perform all duties of the retiring Agent under the Credit Documents (and, except for any indemnity payments or other amount then owed to the retiring or removed Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through such Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly) until such time, if any, as the Requisite Lenders appoint a successor Agent that is not a Disqualified Lender as provided above; provided, however, that any removal of any Agent shall not become effective until (i) such Agent or its Affiliates shall have been replaced as Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and (ii) all fees and other amounts due and owing hereunder to such Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer shall have been paid in full. After any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent shall have become effective, 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.

 

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9.7              [Reserved].

 

9.8              Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.

 

(a)               In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Credit Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrowers) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

 

(i)                    to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Agents and the other Secured Parties (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Agents and the other Secured Parties and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Agents under Sections 2.3(c), 2.9 and 10.5) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

 

(ii)                 to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

 

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Agents and their respective agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Agents under Section 2.9 and Section 10.5.

 

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(b)               Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or any other Secured Party any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or any other Secured Party or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or any other Secured Party in any such proceeding.

 

9.9              Collateral and Guaranty Matters.

 

(a)               Each Lender and each L/C Issuer hereby authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to enter into the Collateral Documents and any Intercreditor Agreements as required herein for the benefit of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties. Without limiting the provisions of Section 9.8, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, on behalf of themselves and their respective Affiliates as potential Lender Counterparties (if applicable), irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent, at such Agent’s option and in such Agent’s discretion:

 

(i)                 to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Credit Document (A) upon termination of the aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations, including all obligations under all Hedge Agreements, and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit, (B) that is sold or to be sold as part of or in connection with any sale permitted hereunder or under any other Credit Document, (C) subject to Section 10.8, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Requisite Lenders, (D) owned by a Guarantor upon release of such Guarantor from its obligations hereunder pursuant to clause (ii) below, or (E) upon property constituting Excluded Property;

 

(ii)              to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the applicable Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder or otherwise becomes an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder; and

 

(iii)            to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Credit Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 6.2.

 

(b)               Upon request by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent at any time, the Requisite Lenders (or, if necessary, all Lenders) will confirm in writing the authority of the Agents to release its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the applicable Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.9. In each case as specified in this Section 9.9, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent will, at the Borrowers’ expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Credit Party such documents as such Credit Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the applicable Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents and this Section 9.9.

 

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9.10          Withholding. To the extent required by any applicable law, any Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any withholding Tax applicable to such payment. If any Governmental Authority asserts a claim that an Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason, or an Administrative Agent has paid over to any Governmental Authority applicable withholding Tax relating to a payment to a Lender but no deduction has been made from such payment, such Lender shall indemnify such Administrative Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by such Administrative Agent as Tax or otherwise, including any penalties or interest and together with any and all expenses incurred, unless such amounts have been indemnified by any Credit Party or the relevant Lender. 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 Credit 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 Section 9.10. Each party’s obligations under this Section 9.10 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Credit Document.

 

9.11          Intercreditor Agreements. Each Lender (in its capacity as such and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as Lender Counterparties) hereunder (x) agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement and any other Intercreditor Agreements and (y) authorizes and instructs WFB to enter into the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement and any other Intercreditor Agreements as Collateral Agent on behalf of such Lender, and WFB to enter into the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement and any other Intercreditor Agreements as ABL/Term Loan Administrative Agent (as defined therein) on behalf of such Lender. Each Lender (in its capacity as such and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as Lender Counterparties) hereby further agrees that (a) the Agents may, from time to time on and after the Closing Date, without any further consent of any Lender, enter into amendments to, amendments and restatements of, supplements to and/or replacements of, the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement or any other Intercreditor Agreement, and enter into any other intercreditor agreement with the collateral agent or other representatives of the holders of Indebtedness that is permitted to be secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is permitted under this Agreement, in each case in order to effect the relative priority of Liens on the Collateral and to provide for certain additional rights, obligations and limitations in respect of, any Liens permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be junior or senior to the Liens securing the Obligations with respect to part or all of the Collateral, which are, in each case, incurred in accordance with Section 6 of this Agreement, and to establish certain relative rights as between the holders of the Obligations and the holders of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens, (b) the Agents may rely exclusively on a certificate of an Authorized Officer of Borrower Representative as to whether any such Liens are permitted, and (c) such ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, any other Intercreditor Agreements and any other intercreditor agreement referred to in the foregoing clause (a) entered into by the Agents shall be binding on the Secured Parties. Furthermore, each Lender (in its capacity as such and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as Lender Counterparties) hereby authorizes the Agents to release or subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Agents under any Credit Document as provided in Section 10.18.

 

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SECTION 10.     MISCELLANEOUS

 

10.1          Notices; Communications.

 

(a)               Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in Section 10.1(b)), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile or e-mail, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, in each case, as follows:

 

(i)                 if to any Credit Party or the Administrative Agent, to the address, facsimile number, e-mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.1; and

 

(ii)              if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, e-mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.

 

(b)               Notices and other communications to any party may be delivered or furnished by e-mail. Notices and other communications to the Lenders may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication other than e-mail (including internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications hereunder by electronic communications other than e-mail pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

(c)               Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received. Notices sent by facsimile or email shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, they shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications (other than email) to the extent provided in Section 10.1(b) shall be effective as provided in such Section 10.1(b).

 

(d)               Any party hereto may change its address, facsimile number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.

 

(e)               Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.4 (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically (including as set forth in Section 10.17) and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Parent Borrower files such documents or provides a link thereto on its website on the internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.1 or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Parent Borrower’s behalf on an internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, governmental, regulatory agency or third-party website, or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that, upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower Representative shall also provide a hard copy to the Administrative Agent of any such document; provided, further, that any documents posted for which a link is provided after normal business hours for the recipient shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for such recipient. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Credit Parties with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

 

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10.2          Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Credit Parties herein, in the other Credit Documents and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lenders and the L/C Issuers and shall survive the making by the Lenders of the Loans, the execution and delivery of the Credit Documents and the issuance of the Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by such persons or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or L/C Obligation or any other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Credit Document is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Commitments have not been terminated. Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreements contained herein, indemnification and reimbursement obligations contained herein (including pursuant to Section 2.15, Section 2.16, Section 2.17, Section 2.19 and Section 10.5) shall survive the payment in full of the principal and interest hereunder and the termination of the Commitments or this Agreement.

 

10.3          Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it has been executed by the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent has received copies hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrowers, the Guarantors, each Agent, each Lender and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

 

10.4          Successors and Assigns.

 

(a)               The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) except as otherwise expressly permitted under Sections 5.1 and 6.4, the Parent 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 Parent Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section 10.4. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (d) of this Section 10.4) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Agents and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents.

 

(b)               (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) of this Section 10.4, any Lender (in such capacity, an “Assignor”) may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it with the prior written consent of:

 

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(A)             the Borrower Representative (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (it being understood that the withholding of consent with respect to any assignment of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments to any Person that is not a bank or an Approved Fund that is managed by a bank shall not be deemed to be unreasonable); provided that no consent of the Borrower Representative shall be required (1) for an assignment of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments to a Lender or an Affiliate or Approved Fund of a Lender, or (2) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, for an assignment to any other Person;

 

(B)              the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed);

 

(C)              the L/C Issuers (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); and

 

(D)             the Swing Line Lender (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

(ii)              Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

 

(A)             except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the Assignor’s Commitments or Loans, the amount of the Commitments or Loans of the Assignor subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment Agreement with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than in the case of an assignment of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments, $1.0 million, unless the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent; provided that (1) no such consent of the Borrower Representative shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (2) such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its Affiliates or Approved Funds (with simultaneous assignments to or by two or more Approved Funds treated as one assignment for purposes of meeting the minimum assignment amount requirement), if any;

 

(B)              [Reserved];

 

(C)              the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment Agreement via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent (or, if previously agreed with the Administrative Agent, manually), and, except in the case of an assignment by a Lender to one of its Approved Funds, shall pay to the Administrative Agent a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent);

 

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(D)             the Eligible Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire and any tax forms required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.17;

 

(E)              [reserved];

 

(F)              the Assignor may only assign or otherwise transfer such rights or obligations so long as there will be at least two Lenders after doing so; and

 

(G)             the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall have carried out all “know your customer” or other similar checks which it is required to comply with in relation to the assignment to the Eligible Assignee.

 

For the purposes of this Section 10.4, “Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

 

(iii)            Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(v) of this Section 10.4, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment Agreement, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the Assignor thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment Agreement, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment Agreement covering all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Assignor shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits (and subject to the obligations) of a Lender under Section 2.15, Section 2.16, Section 2.17 and Section 10.5). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 10.4 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 (d) of this Section 10.4.

 

(iv)             The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment Agreement delivered to it and the Register. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower Representative and any Lender (solely with respect to such Lender’s Loans) at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(v)               Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment Agreement executed by an Assignor and an Eligible Assignee, the Eligible Assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the Eligible Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), all applicable tax forms, the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (C) of Section 10.4(b)(ii), the satisfaction of all “know your customer” checks referred to in paragraph (G) of Section 10.4(b)(ii) and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section 10.4, the Administrative Agent promptly shall accept such Assignment Agreement and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment, whether or not evidenced by a promissory note, shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph (b)(v).

 

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(c)               By executing and delivering an Assignment Agreement, the Assignor thereunder and the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be deemed to confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) such Assignor warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned thereby free and clear of any Lien or other adverse claim and that the outstanding balances of its Loans and the L/C Exposure owing to it, in each case, without giving effect to assignments thereof which have not become effective, are as set forth in such Assignment Agreement; (ii) except as set forth in clause (i) above, such Assignor makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement, or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto, or the financial condition of the Parent Borrower or any subsidiary or the performance or observance by the Parent Borrower or any subsidiary of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) the Eligible Assignee represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into such Assignment Agreement and that it is not a Disqualified Lender; (iv) the Eligible Assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.4, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment Agreement; (v) the Eligible Assignee will independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, such Assignor, or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (vi) the Eligible Assignee appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vii) the Eligible Assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

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(d)               (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (other than a Disqualified Lender) (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 Representative, the Administrative Agent 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 the other Credit Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents; provided that (x) 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 affected thereby pursuant to Section 10.4(b) or clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (v) of the second proviso to Section 10.8(b) and (2) directly affects such Participant and (y) no other agreement with respect to amendment, modification or waiver may exist between such Lender and such Participant. Subject to clause (d)(ii) of this Section 10.4, the Parent Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.15, Section 2.16 and Section 2.17 (subject to the obligations and limitations therein, including the obligations under Section 2.17(c) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.17(c) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 10.4; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 2.18 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section 10.4. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.6 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant shall be subject to Section 2.4 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting for itself and, solely for this purpose, as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Credit Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Credit Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

(ii)        A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15, Section 2.16 or Section 2.17 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant.

 

(e)               Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central banking authority and, in the case of any Lender that is an Approved Fund, any pledge or assignment to any holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Lender, including to any trustee for, or any other representative of, such holders, and this Section 10.4 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 Eligible Assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

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(f)                [Reserved].

 

(g)               [Reserved].

 

(h)               If the Borrower Representative wishes to replace the Loans with ones having different terms, it shall have the option, with the consent of the Administrative Agent and subject to at least three Business Days’ advance notice to the Lenders, instead of prepaying the Loans to be replaced, to (i) require the Lenders to assign such Loans to the Administrative Agent or its designees and (ii) amend the terms thereof in accordance with Section 10.8 (with such replacement, if applicable, being deemed to have been made pursuant to Section 10.8(d)). Pursuant to any such assignment, all Loans to be replaced shall be purchased at par (allocated among the Lenders in the same manner as would be required if such Loans were being optionally prepaid), accompanied by payment of any accrued interest and fees thereon and any amounts owing pursuant to Section 10.5(b). By receiving such purchase price, the Lenders shall automatically be deemed to have assigned the Loans pursuant to the terms of the form of Assignment Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit E, and accordingly no other action by such Lenders shall be required in connection therewith. The provisions of this paragraph (h) are intended to facilitate the maintenance of the perfection and priority of existing security interests in the Collateral during any such replacement.

 

(i)                 Notwithstanding the foregoing, no assignment may be made or participation sold to a Disqualified Lender without the prior written consent of the Borrower Representative, and any assignment made or participation sold to a Disqualified Lender without such consent of the Borrower Representative shall be without effect and void. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall have no responsibility for, or liability in connection with, monitoring or enforcing the prohibition on assignments or participations to Disqualified Lenders.

 

10.5          Expenses; Indemnity.

 

(a)               The Borrowers agree to pay all reasonable, documented or invoiced out-of-pocket expenses (including Other Taxes) incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each L/C Issuer in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and in connection with the syndication and distribution of the credit facilities provided for therein, or by the Administrative Agent (and in the case of enforcement of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuers) in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery, amendment, modification, waiver or enforcement of this Agreement or in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof, including the reasonable, documented and invoiced fees, charges and disbursements of one primary outside counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent (and in the case of enforcement of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuers), one firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction and, in the case of any actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional firm of counsel for the Administrative Agent (and in the case of enforcement of this Agreement, the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuers).

 

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(b)               The Borrowers agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Agent, each Lender, the Swing Line Lender, each L/C Issuer, each of their respective Affiliates (including, without limitation, controlling persons) and each of their respective Related Parties (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all joint and several actions, suits, judgments and other proceedings, investigations, inquiry, losses, claims, damages, liabilities, obligations, penalties and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses, costs or disbursements (including reasonable, documented and invoiced fees, charges and disbursements of one primary outside counsel for all Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and, if reasonably necessary, a single outside local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel in multiple jurisdictions) for all Indemnitees taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, an additional counsel for all Indemnitees subject to such conflict taken as a whole)), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, the performance by the parties hereto and thereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) the use or proposed use of the proceeds of the Loans or any Letter of Credit, (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto and regardless of whether such matter is initiated by a third party or by the Parent Borrower or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates or Related Parties, or (iv) the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or demand for or any payment (or non-payment) made thereunder and the enforcement or protection of the rights of any L/C Issuer in connection with the Letters of Credit issued hereunder; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (A) are determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from (1) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of such Indemnitee’s Related Parties, or (2) a material breach of the obligations of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Parties hereunder or any of such Indemnitee’s Affiliates, or any of its or their Related Parties, or (B) with respect to any claim that did not arise out of any act or omission by the Parent Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries, any dispute between or among Indemnitees (other than any dispute involving claims against any Agent in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an Agent or any similar role hereunder (excluding its role as a Lender)).

 

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(c)             Subject to and without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the Borrowers agree to indemnify each Indemnitee against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including reasonable, documented and invoiced fees, charges and disbursements of one firm of counsel for all Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, one firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel in multiple jurisdictions) for all Indemnitees subject to such conflict taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, an additional counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole) and reasonable, documented and invoiced consultant fees, in each case, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, relating to, or as a result of any claim related to Environmental Laws and the Parent Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, or any actual or alleged presence, Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials at, under, on or from any property for which the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is, or is alleged to be, liable under Environmental Laws; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Parties.

 

(d)             Except as expressly provided in Section 10.5(a) with respect to Other Taxes, which shall not be duplicative with any amounts paid pursuant to Section 2.17, this Section 10.5 shall not apply to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses or damages from any non-Tax claim.

 

(e)             To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no party hereto shall assert, and hereby waives, any claim against one another or against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Credit Document, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan, or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that nothing in this Section 10.5(e) shall limit the Borrowers’ indemnity and reimbursement obligations to the extent that such special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages are included in any claim by a third party unaffiliated with the applicable Indemnitee with respect to which the applicable Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification as set forth in this Section 10.5. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems, except to the extent such damages are found in a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of such Indemnitee, in connection with this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

(f)              The agreements in this Section 10.5 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations and the termination of this Agreement. All amounts due under this Section 10.5 shall be payable on written demand therefor accompanied by reasonable documentation with respect to any reimbursement, indemnification or other amount requested.

 

10.6             Right of Set-off. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower or any Guarantor against any and all of the obligations of any Borrower or any Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Credit Document held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Credit Document and although the obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section 10.6 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) of such Lender that may be exercised only at the direction of the Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lenders.

 

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10.7            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 GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

10.8            Waivers; Amendment.

 

(a)             No failure or delay of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any Credit Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of each Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Credit Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or consent to any departure by the Parent Borrower or any other Credit Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 10.8, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice or demand on the Borrower Representative or any other Credit Party in any case shall entitle such Person to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

 

(b)             Neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except (x) [reserved], (y) in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower Representative and the Requisite Lenders, and (z) in the case of any other Credit Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by each party thereto and the Administrative Agent and consented to by the Requisite Lenders; provided, however, that except as provided in Section 2.15, no such agreement shall:

 

(i)             decrease, forgive, waive or excuse the principal amount of, or any interest (other than Default Rate interest) on, or any premiums or fees in respect of, or extend the final maturity of, or decrease the rate of interest on, any Loan or any L/C Advance (other than by waiver or modification of a condition precedent, mandatory prepayment, Default, Event of Default, financial ratio or covenant), without the prior written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby;

 

(ii)             increase or extend the Commitment of any Lender or decrease, forgive, waive or excuse the fees of any Lender or fees of any Agent without the prior written consent of such Lender or Agent, as applicable (it being understood that waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default shall not constitute an increase or extension of the Commitments of any Lender);

 

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(iii)          postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Credit Document for any payment (excluding mandatory prepayments) of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under such other Credit Document without written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby;

 

(iv)          amend or modify the provisions of this Section 10.8 or the definition of the terms “Requisite Lenders” or “Supermajority Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (it being understood that, with the consent of the Requisite Lenders or Supermajority Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Requisite Lenders or Supermajority Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Loans, Commitments and L/C Obligations are included on the Closing Date);

 

(v)           except as provided for herein or in any Collateral Document, release all or substantially all of the Collateral or release all or substantially all of the value of the guarantees under the Pledge and Security Agreement (in each case in a single transaction or a series of related transactions), without the prior written consent of each Lender;

 

(vi)          amend (i) the provisions of Section 2.14 of this Agreement, (ii) any pro rata sharing, payment, or setoff provision of any Credit Document or (iii) any other provision of a Credit Document, in each case, in a manner that would by its terms alter (or have the effect of altering) the pro rata sharing of payments, disbursements or setoffs required thereby, without the consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby;

 

(vii)         amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender or L/C Issuer hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, acting as such at the effective date of such agreement, as applicable;

 

(viii)        change the coin or currency in which the principal of any Loan or the interest thereon is payable pursuant to Section 2.2 or 2.6, without the prior written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; or

 

(ix)           (A) amend or otherwise modify Section 6.10, (B) waive or consent to any Default or Event of Default resulting from a breach of Section 6.10, (C) waive, amend or otherwise modify Section 3.2 solely with respect to any Credit Extension in respect of a Revolving Loan, (D) waive any representation made or deemed made in connection with any Credit Extension in respect of a Revolving Loan, or (E) waive or consent to any Default or Event of Default relating solely to the Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments (including Defaults and Events of Default relating to the foregoing clauses (A) through (D)), in each case without the written consent of the Requisite Lenders; or

 

(x)            except as provided for herein or in any Collateral Document, modify any Credit Document in a manner that subordinates any of the Obligations or any Lien created by this Agreement or any other Credit Document, without the prior written consent of each Lender;

 

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(xi)         except as provided for herein or in any Collateral Document, modify any Credit Document in a manner that permits the assignment or transfer by the Parent Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under any Credit Document, without the prior written consent of each Lender;

 

(xii)        increase the advance rate set forth in the definition of “Borrowing Base,” or make any change to the definition of “Borrowing Base” (by adding additional categories or components thereof) or “Eligible Accounts”, that would have the effect of increasing the amount of the Borrowing Base, in each case, without the consent of the Supermajority Lenders; or

 

(xiii)       amend, modify or waive the order of application of payments set forth in the penultimate sentence of Section 2.2(b)(iii), 2.19(a)(ii) or 2.20(d) hereof, in each case without the consent of each directly and adversely affected Lender.

 

Each Lender shall be bound by any waiver, amendment or modification authorized by this Section 10.8 and any consent by any Lender pursuant to this Section 10.8 shall bind any assignee of such Lender.

 

(c)            Without the consent of the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender, the Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, may (in their respective sole discretion, or shall, to the extent required by any Credit Document) enter into any amendment, modification or waiver of any Credit Document, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, to effect the granting, perfection, protection, expansion or enhancement of any security interest in any Collateral or additional property to become Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or as required by local law to give effect to, or protect any security interest for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in any property or so that the security interests therein comply with applicable law.

 

(d)            [Reserved].

 

(e)            [Reserved].

 

(f)             Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the Borrower Representative, may amend, modify or supplement any Credit Document without the consent of any Lender or the Requisite Lenders in order to correct, amend or cure any ambiguity, inconsistency or defect or correct any typographical error or other manifest error in any Credit Document; provided that the Administrative Agent shall promptly give the Lenders notice of any such amendment, modification or supplement.

 

10.9         Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the applicable interest rate, together with all fees and charges that are treated as interest under applicable law (collectively, the “Charges”), as provided for herein or in any other document executed in connection herewith, or otherwise contracted for, charged, received, taken or reserved by any Lender, shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by such Lender in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable hereunder, together with all Charges payable to such Lender, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate; provided that such excess amount shall be paid to such Lender on subsequent payment dates to the extent not exceeding the legal limitation.

 

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10.10     Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the other Credit Documents and the agreements regarding certain fees referred to herein constitute the entire contract between the parties relative to the subject matter hereof. Any previous agreement among or representations from the parties or their Affiliates with respect to the subject matter hereof is superseded by this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fee Letter shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and remain in full force and effect. Nothing in this Agreement or in the other Credit Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto and thereto any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents.

 

10.11     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.11.

 

10.12     Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

10.13     Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one contract, and shall become effective as provided in Section 10.3. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission (e.g., “PDF” or “TIFF”) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed original.

 

10.14     Headings. Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

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10.15     Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.

 

(a)             Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a party to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York (the “New York Supreme Court”), and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Federal District Court,” and together with the New York Supreme Court, the “New York Courts”) and appellate courts from either of them and agrees that any such action or proceeding shall be brought solely in such New York Courts; 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, 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, (iii) if all such New York Courts decline jurisdiction over any person, or decline (or, in the case of the Federal District Court, lack) jurisdiction over any subject matter of such action or proceeding, a legal action or proceeding may be brought with respect thereto in another court having jurisdiction and (iv) in the event a legal action or proceeding is brought against any party hereto or involving any of its assets or property in another court (without any collusive assistance by such party or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates), such party from asserting a claim or defense (including any claim or defense that this Section 10.16 would otherwise require to be asserted in a legal action or proceeding in a New York Court) in any such action or proceeding.

 

(b)             Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents in any New York Court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

(c)             Each Credit Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(i)              appoints the Borrower Representative, with an office specified in Schedule 10.1, as the authorized agent (in such capacity, the “Authorized Agent”) upon whom process may be served in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein.

 

(ii)             agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by delivering a copy of such process to the Credit Parties in the care of the Authorized Agent at such Authorized Agent’s above address, and by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Credit Parties at the address set forth in Schedule 10.1.

 

(d)             Each Credit Party hereby represents and warrants that the Authorized Agent has accepted such appointment and has agreed to act as agent for service of process, and each Credit Party agrees to take any and all actions that may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect as aforesaid. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon such Credit Party.

 

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10.16     Confidentiality. Each of the Lenders and each of the Agents agrees that it shall maintain in confidence any information relating to the Parent Borrower and any of the subsidiaries furnished to it by or on behalf of the Parent Borrower or any of the subsidiaries (other than information that (a) has become generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by such party of its Related Parties, (b) has been independently developed by such Lender or such Agent without violating this Section 10.16, as evidenced by its written records, or (c) was available to such Lender or such Agent from a third party having, to such Person’s knowledge, no obligations of confidentiality to the Parent Borrower or any other Credit Party) and shall not reveal the same other than to its respective officers, directors, employees, stockholders, partners, members, accountants, attorneys, agents, representatives and advisors with a need to know or to any Person that approves or administers the Loans on behalf of such Lender or such Agent (so long as each such Person shall have been instructed to keep the same confidential in accordance with this Section 10.16), except: (A) to the extent necessary to comply with law or any legal, judicial or administrative process, as otherwise required by law or the requests of any Governmental Authority, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or of any securities exchange on which securities of the disclosing party or any Affiliate of the disclosing party are listed or traded, (B) as part of normal reporting or review procedures to, or examinations by, Governmental Authorities or self-regulatory authorities including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., (C) to its parent companies, Affiliates or auditors (so long as each such Person shall have been instructed to keep the same confidential in accordance with this Section 10.16), (D) in order to enforce its rights under any Credit Document in a legal proceeding, (E) to any pledge under Section 10.4(e) or any other prospective assignee of, or prospective Participant in, any of its rights under this Agreement (so long as such Person shall have been instructed to keep the same confidential in accordance with this Section 10.16), (F) to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty in Hedge Agreements or such contractual counterparty’s professional advisor (so long as such contractual counterparty or professional advisor to such contractual counterparty agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 10.16), and (G) on a confidential basis to (x) any rating agency in connection with rating the Parent Borrower or any of its subsidiaries or the Loans hereunder, the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the facilities, or (y) market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such information shall be disclosed to a Disqualified Lender that constitutes a Disqualified Lender at the time of such disclosure without the Borrower Representative’s prior written consent.

 

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10.17     Platform; Borrower Materials. The Parent Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent will make available to the Lenders materials or information provided by or on behalf of the Parent Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders may be Public Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities. The Borrower Representative hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (a) all the Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, means that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof, (b) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Parent Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to treat the Borrower Materials as either publicly available information or not material information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Parent Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States securities laws, (c) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor,” and (d) the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to treat the Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor”.

 

10.18     Release of Liens and Guarantees.

 

(a)            The Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereby irrevocably agree that the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent by the Credit Parties on any Collateral shall be released and, to the extent permitted under applicable law, automatically released: (i) as set forth in Section 10.18(c), Section 10.18(d) or Section 10.18(e) below; (ii) upon the sale or other disposition of such Collateral by any Credit Party to a Person that is not (and is not required to become) a Credit Party in a transaction not prohibited by this Agreement (and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative upon its reasonable request without further inquiry), (iii) if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders whose consent may be required in accordance with Section 10.8(b)), (iv) to the extent that the property constituting such Collateral is owned by any Guarantor, upon the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranteed Obligation in accordance with clause (b) below and Section 10.8(c), (v) to the extent any asset or property constitutes Excluded Property, (vi) as required by the Collateral Agent to effect any sale or disposition of Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents. Any such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those being released) upon (or Obligations (other than those being released) of the Credit Parties in respect of) all interests retained by the Credit Parties, including the proceeds of any sale or disposition, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral except to the extent otherwise released in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Documents.

 

(b)            In addition, the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereby irrevocably agree that a Guarantor shall be released from the guarantees and the Collateral Documents upon consummation of any transaction not prohibited hereunder resulting in such Guarantor ceasing to constitute a Guarantor or a subsidiary or otherwise becoming an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder (and, in each case, the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative upon its reasonable request without further inquiry).

 

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(c)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other Credit Document, upon request of the Borrower Representative, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any other Secured Party) take such actions as shall be required to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Credit Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 6.2 to be senior to the Liens of the Collateral Agent on such property; provided that, prior to any such request, the Borrower Representative shall have in each case delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative certifying that such Lien is permitted to be senior to the Liens under this Agreement.

 

(d)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Credit Document, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to execute and deliver any instruments, documents and agreements and take any action necessary or desirable to evidence and confirm the release of any Guarantor or Collateral pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.18, all without the requirement of notice to or the further consent or joinder of any Lender or L/C Issuer. Any representation, warranty or covenant contained in any Credit Document relating to any such Collateral or Guarantor shall no longer be deemed to be made. In connection with any release hereunder, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall promptly (and the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereby authorize the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to) take such action and execute any such documents as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower Representative, at the Borrowers’ expense, in connection with the release of any Liens created by any Credit Document in respect of such Restricted Subsidiary, property or asset.

 

(e)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other Credit Document, when all Obligations (other than any (i) Obligations in respect of any Secured Hedge Agreements, (ii) Obligations in respect of any Secured Cash Management Agreements, and (iii) contingent or indemnification obligations not yet due and payable and for which no claim has been asserted) have been paid in full in cash or equivalents thereof, all Commitments have terminated or expired and no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding that is not Cash Collateralized, upon request of the Borrower Representative, the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Lender) take such actions (and each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent to take such actions) as shall be required to release its Liens on and any other security interest in all Collateral, and to release all obligations under any Credit Document, whether or not on the date of such release there may be any (i) Obligations in respect of any Secured Hedge Agreements, (ii) Obligations in respect of any Secured Cash Management Agreements, and (iii) contingent or indemnification obligations not yet due and payable and for which no claim has been asserted. Any such release of Obligations shall be deemed subject to the provision that such 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 any Borrower or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, any Borrower or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

 

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10.19      Judgment. The Obligations of the Borrowers due to any party hereto shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “judgment currency”) other than Dollars, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such party of any sum adjudged to be so due in the judgment currency such party may, in accordance with normal banking procedures, purchase Dollars with the judgment currency; if the amount of Dollars so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such party in Dollars, the Borrowers agree, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such party against such loss; if the amount of Dollars so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to any party to this Agreement, such party agrees to remit to the applicable Borrower such excess.

 

10.20      USA PATRIOT Act Notice. Each Lender that is subject to the USA PATRIOT Act, and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender), hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Credit Party, which information includes the name, address and tax identification of each Credit Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Credit Party in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) may also, pursuant to the applicable AML Legislation, be required to obtain, verify and record information regarding the Credit Parties, their directors, authorized signing officers, direct or indirect shareholders. Each Credit Party shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable AML Legislation, including the USA PATRIOT Act.

 

10.21      Acknowledgements. The Parent Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Lender Parties and the Credit Parties is intended to be or has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, irrespective of whether the Lender Parties have advised or are advising the Credit Parties on other matters, and the relationship between the Lender Parties, on the one hand, and the Credit Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith and therewith is solely that of creditor and debtor, (b) the Lender Parties, on the one hand, and the Credit Parties, on the other hand, have an arm’s length business relationship that does not directly or indirectly give rise to, nor do the Credit Parties rely on, any fiduciary duty to the Credit Parties or their Affiliates on the part of the Lender Parties, (c) the Credit Parties are capable of evaluating and understanding, and the Credit Parties understand and accept, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (d) the Credit Parties have been advised that the Lender Parties are engaged in a broad range of transactions that may involve interests that differ from the Credit Parties’ interests and that the Lender Parties have no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Credit Parties, (e) the Credit Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent the Credit Parties have deemed appropriate in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (f) each Lender Party has been, is, and will be acting solely as a principal and, except as otherwise expressly agreed in writing by it and the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Credit Parties, any of their Affiliates or any other Person, (g) none of the Lender Parties has any obligation to the Credit Parties or their Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Credit Documents except those obligations expressly set forth herein or therein or in any other express writing executed and delivered by such Lender Party and the Credit Parties or any such Affiliate, and (h) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Credit Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Lender Parties or among the Lender Parties and the Credit Parties.

 

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10.22     Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Credit Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Hedging Agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Credit Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States): In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Credit Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Credit Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

 

10.23     Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution arising hereunder or under any other Credit Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to Write-down and Conversion Powers 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 party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

 

(b)             the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

 

(i)                a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

 

(ii)               a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Credit Document; or

 

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(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      Designated Cash Management Agreements and Designated Hedging Agreements. (a) The Borrower Representative may from time to time elect by notice in writing to the Administrative Agent that (x)(i) a Secured Cash Management Agreement with any Lender Counterparty is to be a “Designated Cash Management Agreement” having monetary obligations that are entitled to priority pursuant to the clause tenth in the waterfall provisions set forth in Section 8.3 and (ii) the Administrative Agent may in its Permitted Discretion establish a Designated Cash Management Reserve with respect to any such Designated Cash Management Agreement in an amount (which amount shall be specified in such notice) equal to the maximum facility amount under such Designated Cash Management Agreement owing to any Lender Counterparty, so long as, immediately after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of Commitments available to be drawn would be not less than zero, or (y)(i) a Secured Hedge Agreement with any Lender Counterparty is to be a “Designated Hedging Agreement” having monetary obligations that are entitled to priority pursuant to clause tenth in the waterfall provisions set forth in Section 8.3 and (ii) the Administrative Agent may in its Permitted Discretion establish a Designated Hedging Reserve with respect to any such Designated Hedging Agreement in an amount (which amount shall be specified in such notice) equal to the anticipated monetary obligations of the Loan Parties under such Designated Hedging Agreement owing to any Lender Counterparty, so long as, immediately after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of Commitments available to be drawn would be not less than zero; provided that (1) no Designated Cash Management Agreement or Designated Hedging Agreement can be secured at the same time on a first lien basis by the Term Priority Collateral (and any request under this Section 10.24 will be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower Representative to such effect), and (2) no monetary obligations under any Designated Cash Management Agreement or Designated Hedging Agreement shall receive any benefit of the designation under this Section 10.24 after the Discharge of ABL Obligations (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement), provided, further, that no Secured Cash Management Agreement shall be designated as a “Designated Cash Management Agreement” and no Secured Hedging Agreement shall be designated as a “Designated Hedging Agreement” if, at the time of such designation, the establishment of a Designated Cash Management Reserve or Designated Hedging Reserve in connection with such Designated Cash Management Agreement or Designated Hedging Agreement as applicable, would result in the aggregate amount of Commitments available to be drawn being less than zero. The Borrower Representative may from time to time instruct the Administrative Agent to (A) reduce or eliminate the amount of any Designated Cash Management Reserve or Designated Hedging Reserve by delivering to the Administrative Agent a notice of such reduction or elimination, as applicable, together with a written agreement with, or a written consent of, the Lender Counterparty party to the Designated Cash Management Agreement or Designated Hedging Agreement to which the Designated Cash Management Reserve or Designated Hedging Reserve relates, and such reduction or elimination in the amount of any such reserve shall not exceed the amount by which the monetary obligations (or maximum facility amount) thereunder have been reduced or eliminated, or (B) increase the amount of any Designated Cash Management Reserve or Designated Hedging Reserve by notice in writing to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Lender Counterparty party to the Designated Cash Management Agreement or Designated Hedging Agreement to which the Designated Cash Management Reserve or Designated Hedging Reserve), in an amount of the additional monetary obligations (or maximum facility amount) thereunder, so long as in the case of this clause (B), immediately after giving effect to such increase, the aggregate amount of Commitments available to be drawn would be not less than zero.

 

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10.25     Joint and Several Liability; Postponement of Subrogation

 

(a)             The obligations of the Borrowers hereunder and under the other Credit Documents to which each Borrower is a party, including the Obligations of the Borrowers, shall be joint and several, not merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, and as such, each Borrower shall be liable for all of the such obligations of the other Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which any Borrower is a party, in consideration of the financial accommodations to be provided by the Secured Parties under this Agreement, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each Borrower and in consideration of the undertakings of the other Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the Obligations of the Borrowers. Accordingly, each Borrower hereby waives any and all suretyship defenses that would otherwise be available to such Borrower under applicable law. If and to the extent that any Borrower shall fail to make any payment with respect to any of the Obligations of the Borrowers as and when due, whether upon maturity, acceleration, or otherwise, or to perform any of the Obligations of the Borrowers in accordance with the terms thereof, then in each such event the other Borrowers will make such payment with respect to, or perform, such Obligations of the Borrowers until such time as all of the Obligations of the Borrowers are paid in full, and without the need for demand, protest, or any other notice or formality. To the fullest extent permitted by law the liability of each Borrower for the Obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents of the other applicable Borrowers with whom it has joint and several liability shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, without regard to (i) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, any of the Obligations of the Borrowers hereunder or thereunder or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by any applicable Secured Party, (ii) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance hereunder; provided that no Borrower hereby waives any suit for breach of a contractual provision of any of the Credit Documents) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by such other applicable Borrower or any other Person against any Secured Party or (iii) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of such other applicable Borrower or such Borrower) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of such other applicable Borrower for the Obligations of the Borrowers hereunder or under any other Credit Document, or of such Borrower under this Section 10.25, in bankruptcy or in any other instance.

 

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(b)             Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each Borrower hereby waives presentments, demands for performance, protests and notices, including notices of acceptance of its joint and several liability, notice of any Revolving Loans or any Letters of Credit issued under or pursuant to this Agreement, notice of the occurrence of any Default, Event of Default, notices of nonperformance, notices of protest, notices of dishonor, notices of acceptance of this Agreement, notices of the existence, creation, or incurring of new or additional Obligations of the Borrowers or other financial accommodations or of any demand for any payment under this Agreement, notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by any Secured Party under or in respect of any of the Obligations of the Borrowers, any right to proceed against any other Borrower or any other Person, to proceed against or exhaust any security held from any other Borrower or any other Person, to protect, secure, perfect, or insure any security interest or Lien on any property subject thereto or exhaust any right to take any action against any other Borrower, any other Person, or any collateral, to pursue any other remedy in any Secured Party’s whatsoever, any requirement of diligence or to mitigate damages and, generally, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all demands, notices and other formalities of every kind in connection with this Agreement (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement), any right to assert against any Secured Party, any defense (legal or equitable), set-off, counterclaim, or claim which each Borrower may now or at any time hereafter have against any other Borrower or any other party liable to any Secured Party, any defense, set-off, counterclaim, or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of the Obligations of the Borrowers or any security therefor, and any right or defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by any Secured Party including any defense based upon an impairment or elimination of such Borrower’s rights of subrogation, reimbursement, contribution, or indemnity of such Borrower against any other Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower hereby assents to, and waives notice of, any extension or postponement of the time for the payment of any of the Obligations of the Borrowers, the acceptance of any payment of any of the Obligations of the Borrowers, the acceptance of any partial payment thereon, any waiver, consent or other action or acquiescence by any Secured Party at any time or times in respect of any default by any Borrower in the performance or satisfaction of any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement, any and all other indulgences whatsoever by any Secured Party in respect of any of the Obligations of the Borrowers, and the taking, addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, at any time or times, of any security for any of the Obligations of the Borrowers or the addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, of any Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower assents to any other action or delay in acting or failure to act on the part of any Agent or Lender with respect to the failure by any Borrower to comply with any of its respective Obligations of the Borrowers, including any failure strictly or diligently to assert any right or to pursue any remedy or to comply fully with applicable laws or regulations thereunder, which might, but for the provisions of this Section 10.25 afford grounds for terminating, discharging or relieving any Borrower, in whole or in part, from any of its Obligations of the Borrowers under this Section 10.25, it being the intention of each Borrower that, so long as any of the Obligations of the Borrowers hereunder remain unsatisfied, the Obligations of the Borrowers of each Borrower under this Section 10.25 shall not be discharged except by performance and then only to the extent of such performance. The Obligations of the Borrowers under this Section 10.25 shall not be diminished or rendered unenforceable by any winding up, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, reconstruction or similar proceeding with respect to any other Borrower or any Secured Party. Each of the Borrowers waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting its liability hereunder or the enforcement hereof. Any payment by any Borrower or other circumstance which operates to toll any statute of limitations as to any Borrower shall operate to toll the statute of limitations as to each of the Borrowers. Each of the Borrowers waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of any Borrower or any other Person, other than payment of the Obligations of the Borrowers to the extent of such payment, based on or arising out of the disability of any Borrower or any other Person, or the validity, legality, or unenforceability of the Obligations of the Borrowers or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of any Borrower other than payment of the Obligations to the extent of such payment.

 

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(c)             Each Borrower agrees that it will not exercise any rights which it may acquire by way of rights of subrogation under this Agreement, by any payments made hereunder or otherwise, until the prior payment in full in cash of all of the Obligations of the Borrowers hereunder and under any other Credit Document, the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit and the permanent termination of all Commitments. Any amount paid to any Borrower on account of any such subrogation rights prior to the payment in full in cash of all of the obligations hereunder and under any other Credit Document, the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit and the permanent termination of all Commitments shall be held in trust for the benefit of the applicable Secured Parties and shall immediately be paid to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the applicable Secured Parties and credited and applied against the obligations of the applicable Borrowers, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Administrative Agent shall elect. In furtherance of the foregoing, for so long as any Obligations of the Borrowers hereunder, any Letters of Credit or any Commitments remain outstanding, each Borrower shall refrain from taking any action or commencing any proceeding against any other Borrower (or any of its successors or assigns, whether in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding or otherwise) to recover any amounts in respect of payments made in respect of the obligations hereunder or under any other Credit Document of such other Borrower to any Secured Party.

 

(d)             Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Agents and Lenders that such Borrower is currently informed of the financial condition of each Borrower (and all Borrowers, collectively) and of all other circumstances which a diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations of the Borrowers. Each Borrower further represents and warrants to the Agents and Lenders that such Borrower has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Credit Documents. Each Borrower hereby covenants that such Borrower will continue to keep informed of the financial condition of all Borrowers and of all other circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or nonperformance of the Obligations of the Borrowers.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

 

  LANNETT COMPANY, INC.,
  as the Parent Borrower
       
  By: /s/Timothy C. Crew
    Name: Timothy C. Crew
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
       
  LANNETT HOLDINGS, INC.,
as Guarantor
       
  By: /s/Robert Ehlinger
    Name: Robert Ehlinger
    Title: President
       
  CODY LABORATORIES, INC.,
as Guarantor
       
  By: /s/John M. Abt
    Name: John M. Abt
    Title: President
       
  SILARX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
as Guarantor
       
  By: /s/Neha Desai-Jimenez
    Name: Neha Desai-Jimenez
    Title: President and Director of Operations
       
  KREMERS URBAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,
as Guarantor
       
  By: /s/Grant Brock
    Name: Grant Brock
    Title: President

 

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  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Lender, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer
     
  By: /s/Salvatore Tulumello
  Name: Salvatore Tulumello
  Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to ABL Credit Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.71

 

PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT,

 

dated as of December 7, 2020,

 

among

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.,

as the Parent Borrower,

 

each Guarantor from time to time party hereto,

 

and

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

 

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Table of Contents

 
   
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Article I.            DEFINITIONS 1
Section 1.01 Credit Agreement 1
Section 1.02 Other Defined Terms 1
Article II.          PLEDGE OF SECURITIES 5
Section 2.01 Pledge 5
Section 2.02 Delivery of the Pledged Collateral 7
Section 2.03 Representations and Warranties 8
Section 2.04 Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations 9
Section 2.05 Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest, Etc. 9
Article III.         SECURITY INTERESTS IN OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY 11
Section 3.01 Security Interest 11
Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties 15
Section 3.03 Covenants 18
Section 3.04 Other Actions 19
Section 3.05 Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral 21
Article IV.         REMEDIES 24
Section 4.01 Remedies Upon Default 24
Section 4.02 Application of Proceeds 26
Section 4.03 Securities Act, Etc. 27
Article V.          MISCELLANEOUS 28
Section 5.01 Notices 28
Section 5.02 Security Interest Absolute 28
Section 5.03 Limitation By Law 28
Section 5.04 Binding Effect; Several Agreement 29
Section 5.05 Successors and Assigns 29
Section 5.06 Administrative Agent’s and Collateral Agent’s Fees and Expenses; Indemnification 29
Section 5.07 Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact 30
Section 5.08 APPLICABLE LAW 30
Section 5.09 Waivers; Amendment 30
Section 5.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 31
Section 5.11 Severability 31
Section 5.12 Counterparts 31
Section 5.13 Headings 31
Section 5.14 Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process 31
Section 5.15 Termination or Release 32
Section 5.16 Additional Subsidiaries 33

 

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Schedules  
   
Schedule I Pledged Equity Securities and Pledged Debt Securities
Schedule II Intellectual Property
Schedule III Filing Jurisdictions
Schedule IV Commercial Tort Claims
Schedule V Matters Relating to Accounts and Inventory
Schedule VI Letter of Credit Rights
Schedule VII Deposit Accounts

 

Exhibits  
   
Exhibit I Form of Supplement to Security Agreement
Exhibit II Form of Intellectual Property Security Agreement

 

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This PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of December 7, 2020 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), among LANNETT COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent Borrower”), each Guarantor from time to time a party hereto, and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as administrative agent (in such capacity and any successor in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity and any successor in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties.

 

Reference is made to the Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2020 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Parent Borrower, the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party thereto (together with the Parent Borrower, jointly and severally, collectively, the “Borrowers” and each individually, a “Borrower”), certain subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower party thereto from time to time as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, Administrative Agent, and Collateral Agent.

 

The Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrowers subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The obligations of the Lenders to extend such credit are conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Each Guarantor will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrowers pursuant to the Credit Agreement and is willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to extend such credit. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I.

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01           Credit Agreement. (a) Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement. All capitalized terms defined in the New York UCC (as defined below) and not defined in this Agreement or the Credit Agreement have the meanings specified in the New York UCC (as of the date hereof).

 

(b)       The rules of construction specified in Section 1.2 and 1.3 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement.

 

Section 1.02           Other Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

 

ABL Priority Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Additional Term Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Administrative Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.

 

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Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.

 

Article 9 Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

 

Borrower” and “Borrowers” shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.

 

Collateral” shall mean, collectively, the Article 9 Collateral and the Pledged Collateral.

 

Collateral Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.

 

Control” shall mean (i) in the case of each Deposit Account, “control,” as such term is defined in Section 9-104 of the New York UCC, (ii) in the case of any Securities Account, “control,” as such term is defined in Section 8-106 of the New York UCC, and (iii) in the case of any Commodity Account, “control,” as such term is defined in Section 9-106 of the New York UCC.

 

Control Agreement” shall mean a deposit account control agreement, a securities account control agreement or a commodity account control agreement, as applicable, which provides the Collateral Agent with Control of any Deposit Account, Security Account or Commodity Account in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

 

Copyright License” shall mean any written agreement governed by the laws of any state of the United States to which a Credit Party is a party granting any right to such Credit Party under any United States copyright owned by any third party.

 

Copyrights” shall mean all of the following which any Credit Party owns: (a) all copyright rights in any work subject to the copyright laws of the United States, whether as author, assignee, transferee or otherwise, (b) all registrations and applications for registration of any such Copyright in the United States, including registrations, supplemental registrations and pending applications for registration in the United States Copyright Office and the right to obtain all renewals thereof, including those listed on Schedule II, (c) all claims for, and rights to sue for, past or future infringements of any of the foregoing and (d) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to any of the foregoing, including damages and payments for past or future infringement thereof.

 

Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.

 

Discharge of Term Loan Obligations” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Discharge of Additional Term Obligations” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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Excluded Accounts” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

 

Excluded Assets” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

 

Excluded Equity Interest” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(a)(I).

 

Excluded Instruments” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(b).

 

Federal District Court” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.14(a).

 

Federal Securities Laws” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.03.

 

Intellectual Property” shall mean all United States intellectual property of every kind which any Credit Party owns any right, title or interest, including inventions, designs, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, domain names and IP Agreements.

 

Intellectual Property Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.02(h).

 

Intellectual Property Security Agreement” shall mean a security agreement substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit II, with any changes as may be reasonably acceptable to the Parent Borrower and the Collateral Agent.

 

IP Agreements” shall mean all Copyright Licenses, Patent Licenses and Trademark Licenses and all other written agreements governed by the laws of any state of the United States to which a Credit Party is a party granting any right to such Credit Party under any United States copyrights, patents, trademarks or names owned by any third party.

 

Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form attached to the Credit Agreement as Exhibit M-2.

 

New York Courts” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.14(a).

 

New York Supreme Court” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.14(a).

 

New York UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York; provided that if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, the perfection, the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of the Security Interests in any portion of the Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction in the United States other than New York, “New York UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdictions for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.

 

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Patent License” shall mean any written agreement governed by the laws of any state of the United States to which a Credit Party is a party granting to such Credit Party any right to make, use or sell any invention covered by a United States patent owned by any third party (including, without limitation, any such rights that such Credit Party has the right to license) and all rights of any Credit Party under any such agreement.

 

Patents” shall mean all of the following which any Credit Party owns: (a) all letters patent of the United States, including those listed on Schedule II, and all applications for letters patent of the United States, including those listed on Schedule II, (b) all provisionals, reissues, extensions, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, reexaminations or revisions thereof, and the inventions disclosed or claimed therein, including the right to make, use, import and/or sell the inventions disclosed or claimed therein, (c) all claims for, and rights to sue for, past or future infringements of any of the foregoing and (d) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to any of the foregoing, including damages and payments for past or future infringement thereof.

 

Pledged Collateral” shall mean the Pledged Debt Securities and the Pledged Equity Securities.

 

Pledged Debt Securities” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(b).

 

Pledged Equity Securities” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(a).

 

Security Interest” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

 

Term Loan Collateral Agreement” means that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2015, among Parent Borrower, the Guarantors and the Term Loan Agent for the benefit of the Term Loan Secured Parties.

 

Term Loan Obligations” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Term Loan Priority Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Term Loan Secured Parties” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Trademark License” shall mean any written agreement governed by the laws of any state of the United States, now or hereafter in effect, to which a Credit Party is a party granting to such Credit Party any right to use any United States trademark or name owned by any third party (including, without limitation, any such rights that such Credit Party has the right to license).

 

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Trademarks” shall mean all of the following which any Credit Party owns: (a) all trademarks, service marks, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade dress, logos, other source or business identifiers and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations thereof (if any), and all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and registration applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any State of the United States (except for “intent-to-use” applications for trademark or service mark registrations filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, unless and until an Amendment to Allege Use or a Statement of Use under Sections 1(c) and 1(d) of the Lanham Act has been filed and accepted, to the extent that, and solely during the period for which, any assignment of, or grant a security interest in, an “intent-to-use” application prior to such filing and acceptance would violate the Lanham Act or impair the validity or enforceability of, or render void or voidable or result in the cancellation of the applicable Credit Party’s right, title or interest therein or any trademark or service mark registration that issues as a result of such application under applicable federal law), and all renewals thereof, including those listed on Schedule II, (b) all goodwill associated therewith or symbolized thereby, (c) all claims for, and rights to sue for, past or future infringements of any of the foregoing and (d) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to any of the foregoing, including damages and payments for past or future infringement thereof.

 

Trade Secrets” shall mean all United States trade secrets and all other confidential or proprietary technical and business information and know-how governed by the laws of any state of the United States.

 

Article II.    

PLEDGE OF SECURITIES

 

Section 2.01             Pledge. As security for the payment or performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), as the case may be, in full of its Obligations, each Credit Party hereby pledges to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Credit Party’s right, title and interest in, to and under:

 

(a)               (i) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including, as of the Closing Date, those Equity Interests listed on Schedule I) and (ii) any other directly owned Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Credit Party and, in each case, the certificates, if any, representing all such Equity Interests (the foregoing clauses (a)(i) and (ii), collectively, the “Pledged Equity Securities”); provided that the Pledged Equity Securities shall not include:

 

(A)             any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent Borrower;

 

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(B)              (1) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any class of Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary (or any FSHCO) and (2) to the extent a Foreign Subsidiary is a Credit Party, any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any class of Equity Interests of any subsidiary of such Foreign Subsidiary,

 

(C)              to the extent applicable law requires that a subsidiary of such Credit Party issue directors’ qualifying shares, nominee shares or similar shares which are required by law to be held by persons other than such Credit Party, such qualifying shares, nominee shares or similar shares held by persons other than such Credit Party,

 

(D)             any Equity Interests of any person (other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary), to the extent (x) restricted or not permitted by the terms of such person’s organizational documents or other agreements with holders of such Equity Interests existing as of the date hereof or on the date of acquisition by a Credit Party of such Equity Interests (in each case, other than to the extent that any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to applicable anti-assignment provisions of the New York UCC or any other applicable law); provided that such Equity Interests shall cease to be Excluded Equity Interests at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect to the extent such Equity Interest is an Excluded Equity Interest as a result of such prohibition or (y) such pledge would trigger a termination pursuant to any “change of control” provision or other similar provision,

 

(E)              any Equity Interests if, to the extent and for so long as the pledge of such Equity Interests hereunder is prohibited or restricted by any applicable law, including any requirement to obtain consent or approval of any Governmental Authority (other than to the extent such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to applicable anti-assignment provisions of the New York UCC or any other applicable law); provided that such Equity Interests shall cease to be Excluded Equity Interests at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect to the extent such Equity Interest is an Excluded Equity Interest as a result of such prohibition,

 

(F)              any Equity Interests if, to the extent and for so long as the pledge of such Equity Interests hereunder would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries (taken as whole) as reasonably determined by the Parent Borrower,

 

(G)             any Margin Stock,

 

(H)             any Equity Interests in captive insurance subsidiaries, special purpose entities identified in writing at any time by the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent and not-for-profit subsidiaries, and

 

(I)               any Equity Interests that the Parent Borrower and the Collateral Agent shall have agreed in writing to treat as Excluded Equity Interests for purposes hereof on account of the cost, difficulty, burden or consequences of pledging such Equity Interests hereunder being excessive in relation to the practical benefit to the Secured Parties of the security to be afforded thereby (any Equity Interests excluded pursuant to any of clauses (A) through (I) above, an “Excluded Equity Interest”),

 

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(b)               (i) promissory notes and any instruments evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money owed to it as of the Closing Date (including, as of the Closing Date, those listed opposite the name of such Credit Party on Schedule I) and (ii) any promissory notes and any instruments evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money in the future issued to such Credit Party (the foregoing clauses (b)(i) and (b)(ii) collectively, the “Pledged Debt Securities”); provided that the Pledged Debt Securities shall not include promissory notes and instruments evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money (A) having an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $5,000,000, (B) to the extent otherwise excluded from the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement, (C) to the extent the pledge of such promissory note or instrument would violate applicable law (after giving effect to any applicable anti-assignment provisions of the New York UCC or any other applicable law); provided that such promissory note or instrument shall cease to be Excluded Instruments at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect to the extent such promissory note or instrument is an Excluded Instrument as a result of such prohibition or (D) intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations of the Parent Borrower and its subsidiaries (such excluded promissory notes and instruments, the “Excluded Instruments”),

 

(c)               subject to Section 2.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the Pledged Collateral (except to the extent otherwise excluded from the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement),

 

(d)               subject to Section 2.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Credit Party with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above, and

 

(e)               all proceeds of any of the foregoing.

 

Section 2.02               Delivery of the Pledged Collateral. (a) Each Credit Party agrees promptly to (but in any event, within sixty (60) days of the receipt by such Credit Party thereof) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, any and all Pledged Collateral (or, in the case of Pledged Collateral issued by Foreign Subsidiaries, if necessary under any applicable law, to carry out all necessary and reasonable formalities and actions for the dispossession and pledge thereof for the benefit of the Collateral Agent); provided that Pledged Debt Securities shall be required to be delivered only to the extent described in paragraph (b) of this Section 2.02.

 

(b)               Each Credit Party will cause any Pledged Debt Security (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Instruments) in its possession and owed to it to be delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(c)               Upon delivery to the Collateral Agent, (i) any Pledged Collateral required to be delivered pursuant to the foregoing paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 2.02 shall be accompanied by stock powers or note powers, as applicable, duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and by such other instruments and documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request and (ii) all other property composing part of the Pledged Collateral delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be accompanied to the extent necessary to perfect the security interest in or allow realization on the Pledged Collateral by proper instruments of assignment duly executed by the applicable Credit Party and such other instruments or documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in each case, subject to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement. Each delivery of Pledged Collateral shall be accompanied by a supplement to Schedule I hereto describing such Pledged Collateral, which supplement shall be attached hereto as a supplement to Schedule I (such supplement may take the form of an amendment and restatement to Schedule I hereto) and made a part hereof; provided that failure to attach any such schedule or supplement hereto shall not affect the validity of such pledge of such Pledged Collateral. Each schedule so delivered shall supplement any prior schedules so delivered.

 

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Section 2.03             Representations, Warranties and Covenants. Each Credit Party represents, warrants and covenants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:

 

(a)               Schedule I correctly sets forth the percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of the Equity Interests of the issuer thereof (other than Excluded Equity Interests) owned by such Credit Party as of the Closing Date and all promissory notes or instruments evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than Excluded Instruments) owned by such Credit Party on the Closing Date;

 

(b)               (i) The Pledged Collateral has, in each case, been duly and validly authorized and issued by the issuers thereof, (ii) the Pledged Equity Securities are fully paid and nonassessable and (iii) the Pledged Debt Securities are legal, valid and binding obligations of the issuers thereof, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; provided, that with respect to any Pledged Debt Securities or Pledges Equity Securities issued by a Person other than the Parent Borrower or any subsidiary thereof, the foregoing representations are made to the knowledge of the Credit Parties;

 

(c)               such Credit Party (i) is the beneficial owner of the Pledged Collateral indicated on Schedule I as owned by such Credit Party, (ii) holds the same free and clear of all Liens, other than the security interests granted hereunder and other than Permitted Liens and (iii) has made no assignment, pledge, hypothecation or transfer of, or created or permitted to exist any security interest in or other Lien on, the Pledged Collateral, other than pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby and other transactions permitted by the Credit Agreement and other than Liens granted hereunder and other than Permitted Liens;

 

(d)               other than as permitted in the Credit Agreement, and except for restrictions and limitations imposed by the Credit Documents or under applicable law generally or otherwise permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Pledged Equity Securities are freely transferable and assignable, and none of the Pledged Equity Securities is subject to any option, right of first refusal, shareholders agreement, charter or by-law provisions or contractual restriction of any nature that prohibits the pledge of such Pledged Equity Securities hereunder, the sale or disposition thereof pursuant hereto or the exercise by the Collateral Agent of rights and remedies hereunder;

 

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(e)               other than as set forth in the Credit Agreement or the schedules thereto, no consent or approval of any Governmental Authority, any securities exchange or any other person was or is necessary to the validity of the pledge effected hereby (other than such as have been obtained and are in full force and effect), except for any such consent or approval with respect to which the failure to be obtained would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(f)                as of the Closing Date, the Credit Parties have caused certificates in respect of all of the Pledged Equity Securities to be delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 2.02.

 

Section 2.04             Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations. The Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right (in its sole and absolute discretion) to hold the Pledged Collateral in the name of the applicable Credit Party, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Collateral Agent or, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in its own name as pledgee or the name of its nominee (as pledgee or as sub-agent). If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Credit Party will promptly give to the Collateral Agent copies of any notices or other communications received by it with respect to Pledged Collateral registered in the name of such Credit Party. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Collateral Agent shall have the right to exchange the certificates representing Pledged Collateral for certificates of smaller or larger denominations for any purpose consistent with this Agreement. Each Credit Party shall each use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause any person that is not a party to this Agreement to comply with a request by the Collateral Agent, pursuant to this Section 2.04, to exchange certificates representing Pledged Collateral of such Credit Party for certificates of smaller or larger denominations.

 

Section 2.05            Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest, Etc. (a) Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and after the Collateral Agent shall have given written notice (provided that with respect to any Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.1(g) or (h) of the Credit Agreement, such notice shall have automatically, and without further action, been deemed to have been delivered) to the Parent Borrower of the Collateral Agent’s intention to exercise its rights hereunder:

 

(i)                        Each Credit Party shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or other consensual rights and powers inuring to an owner of Pledged Collateral or any part thereof for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents; provided that, except as permitted under the Credit Agreement, such rights and powers shall not be exercised in any manner that could materially and adversely affect the rights inuring to a holder of any Pledged Collateral, the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent or any of the other Secured Parties under this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document or the ability of the Secured Parties to exercise the same.

 

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(ii)                      The Collateral Agent shall promptly execute and deliver to each Credit Party, or cause to be executed and delivered to such Credit Party, all such proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments as such Credit Party may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Credit Party to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to subparagraph (i) above.

 

(iii)                     Each Credit Party shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest, principal and other distributions or payments paid on or distributed in respect of the Pledged Equity Interests to the extent and only to the extent that such dividends, interest, principal and other distributions or payments are permitted by, and otherwise paid or distributed in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents and applicable laws; provided that (A) any non-cash dividends, interest, principal or other non-cash distributions, payments or other consideration in respect thereof, including any rights to receive the same to the extent not so distributed or paid, that would constitute Pledged Equity Interests, whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification of the outstanding Equity Interests of the issuer of any Pledged Equity Interests, received in exchange for Pledged Equity Interests or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which such issuer may be a party or otherwise and (B) any non-cash dividends and other non-cash distributions or payments paid or payable in respect of any Pledged Equity Interests that would constitute Pledged Equity Interests in connection with a partial or total liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a reduction of capital, capital surplus or paid in surplus, shall be and become part of the Pledged Equity Interests, as applicable, and, if received by any Credit Party, shall not be commingled by such Credit Party with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall be promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the same form as so received (endorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent).

 

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(b)               Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and after the Collateral Agent shall have given written notice (provided that with respect to any Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.1(g) or (h) of the Credit Agreement, such notice shall be deemed to have been delivered automatically and without further action) to the Parent Borrower of the Collateral Agent’s intention to exercise its rights hereunder, all rights of any Credit Party to dividends, interest, principal or other distributions or payments that such Credit Party is authorized to receive pursuant to paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.05 shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral Agent which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends, interest, principal or other distributions or payments. All dividends, interest, principal or other distributions or payments received by any Credit Party contrary to the provisions of this Section 2.05 shall not be commingled by such Credit Party with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall be promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the same form as so received (endorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent). Any and all money and other property paid over to or received by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (b) shall be retained by the Collateral Agent in an account to be established by the Collateral Agent upon receipt of such money or other property and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02 hereof. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, the Collateral Agent shall promptly repay to each Credit Party, without interest, all dividends, interest, principal or other distributions or payments that such Credit Party would otherwise be permitted to retain pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.05 and that remain in such account.

 

(c)               Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and after the Collateral Agent shall have given written notice (provided that with respect to any Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.1(g) or (h) of the Credit Agreement, such notice shall be deemed to have been delivered automatically and without further action) to the Parent Borrower of the Collateral Agent’s intention to exercise its rights hereunder, all rights of any Credit Party to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.05, and the obligations of the Collateral Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section 2.05, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers; provided that, unless otherwise directed by the Requisite Lenders, the Collateral Agent shall have the right from time to time following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default to permit the Credit Parties to exercise such rights. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, each Credit Party shall have the right to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers that such Credit Party would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(i) above.

 

Article III. 

SECURITY INTERESTS IN OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY

 

Section 3.01             Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), as the case may be, in full of the Obligations of the Credit Parties, each Credit Party hereby pledges to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in all right, title and interest in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties (wherever located) now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Credit Party or in which such Credit Party now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):

 

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(i)                         all Accounts;

 

(ii)                        all Chattel Paper;

 

(iii)                       all cash, cash equivalents and Deposit Accounts;

 

(iv)                       all Documents;

 

(v)                        all Equipment;

 

(vi)                       all Goods;

 

(vii)                      all General Intangibles;

 

(viii)                     all Instruments (including the Pledged Debt Securities);

 

(ix)                       all Inventory;

 

(x)                        all Investment Property (including the Pledged Equity Interests);

 

(xi)                       all Letters of Credit and Letter of Credit Rights;

 

(xii)                      all Intellectual Property;

 

(xiii)                     all Commercial Tort Claims, including, without limitation, those described on Schedule IV hereto;

 

(xiv)                      (1) Securities Accounts, (2) Investment Property credited to Securities Accounts or Deposit Accounts from time to time and all Security Entitlements in respect thereof, (3) all cash held in any Securities Account or Deposit Account and (4) all other money in the possession of the Collateral Agent;

 

(xv)                      all books and Records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and

 

(xvi)                    all Proceeds, Supporting Obligations 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.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (a) any motor vehicle, aircraft, airframe, rolling stock and other assets subject to a certificate of title or ownership, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (b) any Excluded Equity Interests, (c) any Letter of Credit Rights relating to any Letter of Credit with a face amount not in excess of $5,000,000, except to the extent constituting a support obligation for other Collateral as to which perfection of a security interest therein can be perfected by the filing of Uniform Commercial Code (or similar filing in any applicable jurisdiction), and to the extent such Credit Party is not required by applicable law to apply the proceeds of a drawing of such Letter of Credit for a specified purpose, (d) any Credit Party’s right, title or interest in any lease, license or agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, Capital Lease Obligation or similar arrangements to which such Credit Party is a party or any of its right, title or interest thereunder, the property subject thereto, any insurance in respect thereof, any management or operating agreement with respect thereto and deposits made in respect thereof and all rights, title or interest in relation to any of the foregoing, in each case, to the extent that such a grant would, under the terms of such lease, license or agreement, purchase money, capital lease or similar arrangement result in a breach of the terms of, or constitute a default under, or result in the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of or create a right of termination in favor of or require the consent of any other party (in each case, other than a Credit Party) to, such lease, license or agreement, (e) (i) all owned real property; and (ii) all leasehold interests (it is understood that there shall be no requirement to obtain landlord waivers, estoppels or collateral access agreements or acknowledgements, bailee waivers and similar letters), (f)(i) payroll, healthcare and other employee wage and benefit accounts, (ii) tax accounts, including, without limitation, sales tax accounts, (iii) escrow, defeasance, discharge and redemption accounts, (iv) fiduciary or other trust accounts, and, in the case of clauses (i) through (iv), the funds or other property held in or maintained in such account, (v) zero-balance accounts, (vi) accounts in jurisdictions other than in the jurisdiction of organization of the applicable granting Credit Party, the United States or any state thereof, and (vii) accounts other than those described in the preceding clauses with respect to which the average daily balance of the funds maintained on deposit therein does not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate; provided that, no DDAs shall constitute Excluded Assets (such accounts in this clause (f) being the “Excluded Accounts”) (g) any Commercial Tort Claim with an expected value not in excess of $1,000,000, as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower, (h) the Parent Borrower’s or its subsidiaries’ rights in relation to aircraft and airframes, including rights under any lease, sublease, charter, management, operating, crew, service, repair, maintenance, storage or other agreement relating to the aircraft, rights in the aircraft and any parts, accessions and accessories thereto, rights under insurance policies and security deposits and rights in income derived from and proceeds of any of the foregoing, in the ordinary course, (i) assets if the granting of a security interest therein would result in material adverse tax consequences to any Credit Party as reasonably determined by the Parent Borrower, (j) those assets as to which the Collateral Agent and the Parent Borrower reasonably determine in good faith that any of the cost, burden or consequences (including adverse tax consequences) of obtaining or perfecting such a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the practical benefit to the Secured Parties of the security to be afforded thereby, (k) foreign intellectual property, (l) any United States “intent to use” trademark application or intent-to-use service mark application filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, to the extent and during the period that the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of, or render void or voidable or result in the cancellation of the applicable Credit Party’s right, title or interest therein or any trademark or service mark registration that issues as a result of such application under applicable federal law (including prior to the filing and acceptance of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto), after which period such application shall be automatically subject to the security interest granted herein and deemed to be included in the Collateral, (m) intellectual property specifically requiring a filing in a jurisdiction outside of the United States, (n) any assets (including interests in partnerships, joint ventures and other non-wholly owned entities) in respect of which and to the extent that pledges and security interests are prohibited by law or prohibited by agreements containing anti-assignment clauses not overridden by the New York UCC or other applicable law, (o) any assets and proceeds thereof subject to a Capital Lease Obligation or a purchase money lien permitted by Section 6.2(ll) of the Credit Agreement to the extent such a grant would violate or invalidate the documents providing for such Capital Lease Obligation or purchase money lien and (p) prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Collateral Obligations (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement), any property that would otherwise constitute ABL Priority Collateral but is an Excluded Asset (as such term is defined in the ABL Collateral Agreement); provided that clauses (b), (d), (k) or (n) shall not include (x) items to the extent the prohibition or restriction on the assignment or pledge thereof hereunder is ineffective under Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408, or 9-409 of the UCC, any other applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law (including without limitation Title 11 of the United States Code) or (y) proceeds from the sale, license, lease or other disposition and receivables of the assets referred to in such clause (including Accounts and other monies due or to become due under or in connection therewith), the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408, or 9-409 of the UCC, any other applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition (the assets described in clauses (a) through (p) above, subject to the foregoing proviso, collectively, the “Excluded Assets”); provided that such exclusions shall not de facto apply to the proceeds of any of the property referred to in the foregoing clauses (d), (k) and (n) of this Section 3.01 or in clauses (A) to and including (I) of Section 2.01(a).

 

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(b)               Each Credit Party hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral (including Article 9 Collateral consisting of Pledged Collateral) or any part thereof and amendments thereto that contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (i) whether such Credit Party is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Credit Party, (ii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing in a Uniform Commercial Code filing office, a sufficient description of the property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Collateral Agent may reasonably determine is necessary to ensure the perfection of the Security Interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as “all assets”, “all assets whether now owned or hereafter acquired”, or words of similar effect. Each Credit Party agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request.

 

The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office) such documents as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of reflecting the Security Interest granted by each Credit Party, and naming any Credit Party or the Credit Parties as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Credit Party shall be required to take any action under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions for the purpose of perfecting the Security Interest in any Article 9 Collateral of such Credit Party constituting Intellectual Property.

 

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(c)               The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Credit Party with respect to or arising out of the Collateral.

 

(d)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the Credit Agreement, (i)  no perfection steps shall be required by any means other than (A) filings pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code in the office of the Secretary of State (or equivalent filing office) of the relevant State(s) of the respective jurisdictions of organization of each Credit Party, (B) filings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office of the Intellectual Property Security Agreement, (C) delivery of Collateral consisting of promissory notes and instruments evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money; provided that such delivery shall not be required with respect to (1) promissory notes and instruments evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money having an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $5,000,000, (2) any promissory notes and instruments evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money that are promptly deposited into an investment or securities account, (3) checks received in the ordinary course of business and (4) promissory notes and instruments evidencing Indebtedness issued in connection with the extension of trade credit by the grantor of a security interest, (D) delivery of Collateral consisting of certificated Equity Interests included in the Collateral to Collateral Agent, Term Loan Agent, Term Loan Representative or any Additional Term Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement and (E) other actions expressly required by this Agreement or the Credit Agreement or as set forth in any local law security agreement; (ii) no actions shall be required in order to create any security interest in assets located or titled outside of the United States or make enforceable any such security interest; (iii) no security shall be taken or perfected over movable plant and equipment to the extent requiring any labeling or segregation of such plant or equipment; (iv) no security shall be taken or perfected over any stock in trade to the extent this would require any item-specific or periodic listing of stock in trade or any segregation thereof; (v) no Control Agreement shall be required to be executed and delivered with respect to any Excluded Account; (vi) no notice shall be required to be delivered to Account Debtors or other contractual third parties prior to the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default; and (vii) no action in addition to the filings contemplated under clause (i) above shall be required to perfect the Security Interest in any Commercial Tort Claim or Letter of Credit Right included in the Collateral.

 

Section 3.02             Representations and Warranties. Each Credit Party represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent, for itself and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:

 

(a)               Such Credit Party has good and valid legal title to, or valid license, leasehold interest, easement or other limited property interest in, as applicable, the Article 9 Collateral with respect to which it has purported to grant a Security Interest hereunder, except where the failure to have such title, interest or easement would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Such Credit Party has full power and authority to grant to the Collateral Agent the Security Interest in such Article 9 Collateral pursuant hereto and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without the consent or approval of any other person other than (x) any consent or approval that has been obtained and is in full force and effect or has otherwise been disclosed herein or in the Credit Agreement or (y) any consent or approval with respect to which the failure to be obtained would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b)               The Uniform Commercial Code financing statements containing a description of the Article 9 Collateral that have been prepared by the Collateral Agent for filing in the office specified in Schedule III and attached as Annex I to Schedule III constitute all the filings, recordings and registrations (except with respect to Intellectual Property) that are, as of the Closing Date, necessary to publish notice of and protect the validity of and to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in respect of all Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing such financing statements.

 

(c)               A fully executed Intellectual Property Security Agreement containing a description of all Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States Patents (and Patents for which United States applications are pending), United States registered Trademarks (and Trademarks for which United States registration applications are pending) and United States registered Copyrights (and Copyrights for which United States registration applications are pending) will have been delivered as of the Closing Date to the Collateral Agent for recording with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 261, 15 U.S.C. § 1060 or 17 U.S.C. § 205 and the regulations thereunder, as applicable, for the purpose of establishing a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in respect of all Article 9 Collateral consisting of such Intellectual Property in which a security interest may be perfected by recording with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office.

 

(d)               The Security Interest constitutes (i) a legal and valid security interest in all the Article 9 Collateral securing the payment and performance of the Obligations, (ii) subject to the filings described in Section 3.02(b), a perfected security interest in all Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registering a financing statement or analogous document in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law in such jurisdictions and (iii) a security interest that shall be perfected in all Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected upon the receipt and recording of the Intellectual Property Security Agreement with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, as applicable. The Security Interest is and shall be prior to any other Lien on any of the Article 9 Collateral other than (i) Liens permitted by Section 6.2 of the Credit Agreement having priority either by operation of applicable law or (ii) Liens permitted by Section 6.2 of the Credit Agreement which are subject to an Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(e)               The Credit Parties own the Article 9 Collateral (or, to each Credit Party’s knowledge, in the case of licenses in respect of Intellectual Property, own the right to use such licenses), free and clear of any Lien, other than Permitted Liens.

 

(f)                Except as indicated on Schedule IV, none of the Credit Parties holds any Commercial Tort Claim with a value estimated in good faith by the Parent Borrower to be in excess of $1,000,000 as of the Closing Date.

 

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(g)               Except as set forth in Schedule V, as of the Closing Date, all Accounts have been originated by the Credit Parties and all Inventory has been produced or acquired by the Credit Parties in the ordinary course of business.

 

(h)               As to itself and its Article 9 Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property owned by such Credit Party (the “Intellectual Property Collateral”), to each Credit Party’s actual knowledge:

 

(i)                        Schedule II sets forth the Intellectual Property Collateral consisting of the Patents that are issued or the subject of a pending application and the Trademarks and Copyrights that are registered or the subject of a pending application, in each case, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office, and, in each case, owned by such Credit Party as of the date hereof.

 

(ii)                       The Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights in such Intellectual Property Collateral are subsisting and, solely with respect to the issued Patents and registered Trademarks and registered Copyrights included therein, have not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or part (except for office actions issued in the ordinary course by the United States Patent and Trademark Office), and are valid and enforceable, in each case except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Such Credit Party does not have knowledge of any uses of any item of Intellectual Property Collateral that would be expected to lead to such item becoming invalid or unenforceable, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(iii)                      Such Credit Party has made or performed in the ordinary course of such Credit Party’s business, acts, including without limitation filings, recordings and payment of fees and taxes, required to maintain and protect its interest in each and every Patent, Trademark and Copyright set forth on Schedule II in full force and effect and such Credit Party has used proper statutory notice in connection with its use of each Patent, Trademark and Copyright in such Intellectual Property Collateral, in each case, except to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(iv)                      With respect to each IP Agreement the absence, termination or violation of which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: each such IP Agreement is subsisting, valid and enforceable against the counterparty and is in full force and effect subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

 

(v)                       Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no Credit Party or Patent, Trademark, Copyright or Trade Secret in the Intellectual Property Collateral is subject to any outstanding consent, settlement, decree, order, injunction, judgment or ruling restricting the use of such Patent, Trademark, Copyright or Trade Secret by any Credit Party or that would impair the validity or enforceability of such Patent, Trademark, Copyright or Trade Secret.

 

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(i)                 [Reserved].

 

(j)                 As of the Closing Date, such Credit Party is not a beneficiary or assignee under any letter of credit with a face amount in excess of $5,000,000, other than the letters of credit described in Schedule VI hereto and additional letters of credit as to which such Credit Party has complied with the requirements of Section 3.04(d).

 

Section 3.03            Covenants(a). (a) Each Credit Party agrees to provide written notice to the Collateral Agent within 30 days after any change in (i) its corporate or organization name, (ii) its identity or type of organization or corporate structure or (iii) its organizational identification number (or equivalent). Each Credit Party agrees promptly to provide the Collateral Agent with certified Organizational Documents reflecting any of the changes described in the immediately preceding sentence. Each Credit Party agrees not to effect or permit any change referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph unless all filings have been made, or will have been made within any applicable statutory period, that are required in order for the Collateral Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all Collateral with the priority required under the Credit Documents for the benefit of the applicable Secured Parties.

 

(b)               Each Credit Party agrees, at its own expense, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments and documents and take all such further actions as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request to preserve, protect and perfect the Security Interest and the rights and remedies created hereby, including the payment of any fees and taxes required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the granting of the Security Interest and the filing of any financing statements (including fixture filings) or other documents in connection herewith or therewith. If any and all amounts payable under or in connection with any of the Article 9 Collateral (other than amounts that in the aggregate for such Credit Party do not exceed $5,000,000) shall be or become evidenced by any promissory note or other instrument evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money, then, such note or instrument shall be promptly pledged and delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, duly endorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

 

(c)               After the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance thereof, the Collateral Agent shall have the right to verify under reasonable procedures the validity, amount, quality, quantity, value, condition and status of, or any other matter relating to, the Article 9 Collateral, including, in the case of Accounts or Article 9 Collateral in the possession of any third person, by contacting Account Debtors or the third person possessing such Article 9 Collateral for the purpose of making such a verification. The Collateral Agent shall have the right to share any information it gains from such inspection or verification with any Secured Party, subject to the confidentiality restrictions set forth in Section 10.16 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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(d)                At its option after the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance thereof, the Collateral Agent may discharge past due taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on the Article 9 Collateral and not constituting a Permitted Lien, and may pay for the maintenance and preservation of the Article 9 Collateral to the extent any Credit Party fails to do so as required by the Credit Agreement or this Agreement, and each Credit Party jointly and severally agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent on demand for any payment made or any expense incurred by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the foregoing authorization; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 3.03(d) shall be interpreted as excusing any Credit Party from the performance of, or imposing any obligation on the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to cure or perform, any covenants or other promises of any Credit Party with respect to taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances and maintenance as set forth herein or in the other Credit Documents.

 

(e)                Each Credit Party (rather than the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party) shall remain liable for the observance and performance of all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it under each contract, agreement or instrument relating to the Article 9 Collateral.

 

(f)                 Each Credit Party irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent (and all officers, employees, agents or sub-agents designated by the Collateral Agent) as such Credit Party’s true and lawful agent (and attorney-in-fact) for the purpose, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, of making, settling and adjusting claims in respect of Article 9 Collateral under policies of insurance, endorsing the name of such Credit Party on any check, draft, instrument or other item of payment for the proceeds of such policies of insurance and for making all determinations and decisions with respect thereto. In the event that any Credit Party at any time or times shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the policies of insurance required under the Credit Agreement, the Collateral Agent may, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, without waiving or releasing any obligation or liability of the Credit Parties hereunder or any Event of Default, in its sole discretion, obtain and maintain such policies of insurance (including by paying premiums with respect thereto) and take any other actions with respect thereto as the Collateral Agent reasonably deems advisable. All sums disbursed by the Collateral Agent in connection with this Section 3.03(f), including attorneys’ fees, court costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto, shall be payable, upon demand, by the Credit Parties to the Collateral Agent and shall be additional Obligations secured hereby.

 

Section 3.04              Other Actions. In order to further ensure the attachment, perfection and priority of, and the ability of the Collateral Agent to enforce, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the Collateral Agent’s Security Interest in the Article 9 Collateral, each Credit Party agrees, in each case at such Credit Party’s own expense, to take the following actions:

 

(a)               Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper. Except with respect to Excluded Instruments, if any Credit Party shall at any time hold or acquire any Instruments (other than checks received and processed in the ordinary course of business) or Tangible Chattel Paper evidencing an amount in excess of $5,000,000, such Credit Party shall promptly endorse, assign and deliver the same to the Collateral Agent, accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

 

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(b)               Investment Property. Except with respect to any Excluded Equity Interest and Excluded Instrument, if any Credit Party shall at any time hold or acquire any Certificated Security constituting Pledged Collateral or Article 9 Collateral, such Credit Party shall promptly endorse, assign and deliver the same to the Collateral Agent, accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably specify and in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof. Each Credit Party hereby agrees that if any of the Pledged Equity Interests are at any time not evidenced by certificates of ownership, then each applicable Credit Party shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (i) if necessary or desirable to perfect a security interest in such Pledged Equity Interests, cause such pledge to be recorded on the equityholder register or the books of the issuer, execute any customary pledge forms or other documents necessary or appropriate to complete the pledge and give the Collateral Agent the right to transfer such Pledged Equity Interests under the terms hereof, and (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, upon request by the Collateral Agent, (A) cause the Organizational Documents of each such issuer that is a subsidiary of such Credit Party to be amended to provide that such Pledged Equity Interests shall be treated as “securities” for purposes of the UCC and (B) cause such Pledged Equity Interests to become certificated and delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02.

 

(c)                Commercial Tort Claims. If any Credit Party shall at any time hold or acquire a Commercial Tort Claim with a value estimated in good faith by the Parent Borrower to be in excess of $5,000,000, such Credit Party shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent thereof in a writing signed by such Credit Party, including a summary description of such claim, and grant to the Collateral Agent in writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all under the terms and provisions of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

 

(d)                 Letter of Credit Rights. With respect to any Letter of Credit Rights of any Credit Party relating to any Letter of Credit with a face amount in excess of $5,000,000, such Credit Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions necessary to provide the Collateral Agent a first priority perfected security interest in any such Letter of Credit Rights.

 

(e)                 Deposit Accounts. Each Credit Party shall establish the Collateral Agent’s Control (as defined in Section 9-106 of the UCC), subject to the terms of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to any such Deposit Account, substantially simultaneously with the delivery of a control agreement with respect to such Deposit Account in favor of the Term Loan Agent (which for the avoidance of doubt may be a control agreement establishing control in favor of the Term Loan Agent as agent or bailee for the Collateral Agent or establishing control in favor of the Collateral Agent on a basis junior in priority to the Term Loan Agent, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement).

 

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Section 3.05            Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral. All references to Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets in this Section 3.05 are referring to Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets that are included in the Intellectual Property Collateral. Except as permitted by the Credit Agreement:

 

(a)           Each Credit Party agrees that it will not knowingly do any act or omit to do any act (and will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to contractually prohibit its licensees from doing any act or omitting to do any act; provided that no Credit Party shall be obligated to amend any agreement existing as of the date hereof) whereby any issued Patent that is material to the normal conduct of such Credit Party’s business would become prematurely invalidated, abandoned, lapsed or dedicated to the public (except, in each case, to the extent such action or inaction is deemed advisable in such Credit Party’s reasonable business judgment and except that nothing in this Section 3.05 shall prohibit such Credit Party from asserting such Patent against any other person).

 

(b)           Each Credit Party will, and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to contractually require its licensees and its sublicensees (provided that no Credit Party shall be obligated to amend any agreement existing as of the date hereof to so require) to, for each material registered Trademark necessary to the normal conduct of such Credit Party’s business, use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) maintain such Trademark in full force free from any adjudication of abandonment or invalidity for non-use, (ii) maintain the quality of products and services offered under such Trademark, (iii) display such Trademark with notice of federal registration or claim of trademark or service mark as required under applicable law and (iv) not knowingly use, or knowingly permit its licensees’ use of, such Trademark in violation of any third party rights, except, in the case of (i) and (ii) above, to the extent such action or inaction is deemed advisable in such Credit Party’s reasonable business judgment.

 

(c)             Each Credit Party will, and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its licensees and its sublicensees (provided that no Credit Party shall be obligated to amend any agreement existing as of the date hereof to so cause) to, for each material Copyright necessary to the normal conduct of such Credit Party’s business that it publishes, displays and distributes, use a copyright notice as necessary to establish and preserve its rights under applicable copyright laws.

 

(d)           Each Credit Party shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent if it has received written notice, other than regular reports with respect to Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights received in the ordinary course of business, that any issued Patent, registered Trademark or registered Copyright material to the normal conduct of such Credit Party’s business may imminently become abandoned, lapsed or dedicated to the public, in the case of such Patent or Copyright, prior to the end of its statutory term under applicable law, or of any materially adverse determination or development, excluding office actions and similar determinations or developments in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office, any court or any similar office of any country, regarding such Credit Party’s ownership of any such material Patent, Trademark or Copyright or its right to register or to maintain the same.

 

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(e)          Subject to Section 3.01(d), each Credit Party, either itself or through any agent, employee, or designee, shall (i) inform the Collateral Agent on an annual basis of each application by itself, or through any agent, employee, or designee, for any Patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and each registration of any Trademark or Copyright with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office filed during the preceding twelve-month period, and (ii) upon the reasonable request of the Collateral Agent, execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Collateral Agent’s security interest in such Patent, Trademark, or Copyright.

 

(f)           Each Credit Party shall exercise its reasonable business judgment in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office with respect to (i) maintaining and pursuing each application relating to any Patent, Trademark and/or Copyright (and obtaining the relevant grant or registration) material to the normal conduct of the such Credit Party’s business, and (ii) maintaining any registration or issuance of each Patent, Trademark, and Copyright that is material to the normal conduct of such Credit Party’s business, including, when applicable and necessary in such Credit Party’s reasonable business judgment, timely filings of applications for renewal, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability and payment of maintenance fees, and, if any Credit Party believes necessary in its reasonable business judgment, to initiate opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings against third parties.

 

(g)          In the event that any Credit Party receives written notice that any Article 9 Collateral consisting of a Patent, Trademark, Copyright or Trade Secret material to the normal conduct of its business has been materially infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party, such Credit Party shall, if such Credit Party deems it necessary in its reasonable business judgment, promptly take actions to stop such infringement, misappropriation or dilution and protect its rights in such Patent, Trademark, Copyright, or Trade Secret, including, but not limited to, the initiation of a suit for injunctive relief and to recover damages, in each case, to the extent it deems reasonably appropriate under the circumstances.

 

(h)          Each Credit Party shall exercise its reasonable business judgment in protecting the secrecy of all Trade Secrets owned by such Credit Party that are material to the normal conduct of such Credit Party’s business, including, without limitation, if such Credit Party deems it necessary in its reasonable business judgment, entering into confidentiality agreements with employees and consultants and labeling and restricting access to secret information and documents.

 

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Section 3.06        Intercreditor Relations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, it is the understanding of the parties that the Liens granted pursuant to this Agreement shall (a) with respect to all Collateral constituting Term Loan Priority Collateral prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement), be subject and subordinate to the Liens granted to the Term Loan Agent for the benefit of the Term Loan Secured Parties to secure the Term Loan Obligations pursuant to the Term Loan Collateral Agreement, to the extent set forth in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, (b) with respect to all Collateral constituting Term Loan Priority Collateral prior to the applicable Discharge of Additional Term Obligations (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement), be subject and subordinate to the Liens granted to any Additional Term Agent for the benefit of the holders of the applicable Additional Term Obligations to secure such Additional Term Obligations pursuant to the applicable Additional Collateral Documents, and (c) with respect to all Collateral, (x) prior to the Discharge of Original First Lien Obligations (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement), be at least pari passu and equal in priority to the Liens granted to any Senior Priority Agent (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement) for the benefit of the holders of the applicable Senior Priority Debt to secure such Senior Priority Debt (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement) pursuant to the applicable Senior Priority Collateral Documents (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement) (except as may be separately otherwise agreed between the Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, and any Senior Priority Agent (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement), on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement) represented thereby). The Collateral Agent acknowledges and agrees that the relative priority of the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the Term Loan Agent, any Additional Term Agent and any Second Priority Agent (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement) shall be determined solely pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreements, and not by priority as a matter of law or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Liens and security interest granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder are subject to the provisions of the applicable Intercreditor Agreements. In the event of any conflict between the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control as among (i) the Collateral Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent, in the case of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) the Collateral Agent, any other First Priority Agent (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement) and any Second Priority Agent (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement). In the event of any such conflict, each Credit Party may act (or omit to act) in accordance with the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and shall not be in breach, violation or default of its obligations hereunder by reason of doing so. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, (x) prior to the Discharge of the Term Loan Obligations (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement) and the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement), any obligation hereunder to deliver to the Collateral Agent any Collateral constituting Term Loan Priority Collateral shall be satisfied by causing such Term Loan Priority Collateral to be delivered to the Term Loan Agent, or the applicable Term Loan Collateral Representative (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement) or any Additional Term Agent, as applicable, to be held in accordance with the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement and (y) until the Discharge of the Senior Priority Obligations (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement), any obligation hereunder to deliver to the Collateral Agent any Collateral shall be satisfied by causing such Collateral to be delivered to the Senior Priority Representative (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement).

 

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Article IV. 

REMEDIES

 

Section 4.01        Remedies Upon Default. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Credit Party agrees to deliver each item of Collateral to the Collateral Agent on demand, and it is agreed that the Collateral Agent shall have the right, subject to applicable law, to take any of or all the following actions at the same or different times: (a) with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property owned by such Credit Party for the purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent, during the continuance of an Event of Default, to exercise rights and remedies under this Section 4.01 at such time as the Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, and for no other purpose, each Credit Party hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, subject to pre-existing rights and licenses, an irrevocable (but solely during the continuance of an Event of Default), non-exclusive world-wide (to the extent it has such rights) license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Credit Party), subject, in the case of Trademarks, to any quality standards and quality control practices in effect by each applicable Credit Party, with respect to its Trademarks and sufficient to avoid the risk of invalidation or dilution of such Trademarks, to use, license or sublicense any of the Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired, developed or created by such Credit Party, wherever the same may be located; provided, that such license shall include access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer programs used for the compilation or printout hereof to the extent permitted by the terms of the applicable licenses; provided further that the Collateral Agent shall retain the confidentiality of any Trade Secrets licensed under this Section 4.01 consistent with the practices in effect by each applicable Credit Party, with respect to its confidential information, immediately prior to such Event of Default; (b) to take possession of the Collateral and without liability for trespass to the applicable Credit Party to enter any premises where the Collateral may be located for the purpose of taking possession of, removing or selling the Collateral and, generally, to exercise any and all rights afforded to a secured party under the applicable Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Credit Party hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent to exercise rights and remedies during the continuance of an Event of Default, an irrevocable license (without payment of rent or other compensation to such Credit Party) to use, operate and occupy all real property owned, operated, leased, subleased or otherwise occupied by such Credit Party; (c) notify Account Debtors of any Credit Party that the Accounts of such Credit Party have been assigned to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or that Collateral Agent has a security interest therein and direct Account Debtors to make payment directly to the Collateral Agent; and (d) exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein, in the other Credit Documents, or otherwise available to the Collateral Agent, all other rights and remedies of a secured party on default under the Uniform Commercial Code or any other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing rights and remedies, each Credit Party agrees that the Collateral Agent shall have the right, subject to the mandatory requirements of applicable law (including the Uniform Commercial Code), to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Collateral at a public or private sale or at any broker’s board or on any securities exchange, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery as the Collateral Agent shall deem appropriate. The Collateral Agent shall be authorized in connection with any sale of a security (if it deems it advisable to do so) pursuant to the foregoing to restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers to persons who represent and agree that they are purchasing such security for their own account, for investment, and not with a view to the distribution or sale thereof. Upon consummation of any such sale of Collateral pursuant to this Section 4.01, the Collateral Agent shall have the right to assign, transfer and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof the Collateral so sold. Each such purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely, free from any claim or right on the part of any Credit Party, and each Credit Party hereby waives and releases (to the extent permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay, valuation and appraisal that such Credit Party now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted.

 

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The Collateral Agent shall give the Parent Borrower and each applicable Credit Party not less than ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice (which each Credit Party agrees is reasonable notice within the meaning of Section 9-611 of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions) of the Collateral Agent’s intention to make any sale of Collateral. Such notice, in the case of a public sale, shall state the time and place for such sale and, in the case of a sale at a broker’s board or on a securities exchange, shall state the board or exchange at which such sale is to be made and the day on which the Collateral, or portion thereof, will first be offered for sale at such board or exchange. Any such public sale shall be held at such time or times within ordinary business hours and at such place or places as the Collateral Agent may fix and state in the notice of such sale. The Collateral, or the portion thereof, to be sold at any such sale may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels in the Collateral Agent’s own right or by one or more agents and contractors, upon any premises owned, leased, or occupied by any Credit Party and the Collateral Agent and any such agent or contractor, in conjunction with any such sale, may augment the Inventory to be sold with other goods (all of which other goods shall remain the sole property of the Collateral Agent or such agent or contractor), all as the Collateral Agent may (in its sole and absolute discretion) determine. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of any Collateral if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale of such Collateral shall have been given. The Collateral Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned. In the case of any sale of all or any part of the Collateral made on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Collateral Agent until the sale price is paid by the purchaser or purchasers thereof, but the Collateral Agent shall not incur any liability in the event that any such purchaser or purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in the case of any such failure, such Collateral may be sold again upon notice given in accordance with provisions above. At any public (or, to the extent permitted by law, private) sale made pursuant to this Section 4.01, any Secured Party may bid for or purchase, free (to the extent permitted by law) from any right of redemption, stay, valuation or appraisal on the part of any Credit Party (all such rights being also hereby waived and released to the extent permitted by law), the Collateral or any part thereof offered for sale and may make payment on account thereof by using any claim then due and payable to such Secured Party from any Credit Party as a credit against the purchase price, and such Secured Party may, upon compliance with the terms of sale, hold, retain and dispose of such property in accordance with Section 4.02 hereof without further accountability to any Credit Party therefor. As an alternative to exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, the Collateral Agent may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose this Agreement and to sell the Collateral or any portion thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a court or courts having competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a proceeding by a court-appointed receiver. Any sale pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4.01 shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided in Section 9-610(b) of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.

 

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Section 4.02        Application of Proceeds.

 

(a)          The Collateral Agent shall promptly apply the proceeds, moneys or balances of any collection or sale of Collateral, as well as any Collateral consisting of cash, in the following order of priority, subject to the terms of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement: first, to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees to the extent provided in the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document) and indemnities due and owing under the Credit Documents of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (including to pay the Collateral Agent any sums advanced to the Collateral Agent to preserve its security interest in the Collateral), second, to pay any fees then due to any Agent under the Credit Documents, third, to pay interest on Agent Advances, fourth, to pay the principal of Agent Advances then outstanding, fifth, to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees to the extent provided in the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document) due and owing hereunder of each of the Lenders and each of the L/C Issuer, sixth, to pay any fees then due to any of the Lenders and each of the L/C Issuers under the Credit Documents, seventh, to pay interest accrued in respect of Swing Line Loans, eighth, to pay the principal of all Swing Line Loans then outstanding, ninth, to pay (on a ratable basis) interest accrued in respect of (A) the Revolving Loans then outstanding and (B) any Unreimbursed Amount then outstanding, tenth, to pay (on a ratable basis) (A) the principal of Revolving Loans then outstanding and any Unreimbursed Amount then outstanding, and to cash collateralize any outstanding L/C Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer and (B) any outstanding obligations payable under (i) Designated Cash Management Agreements, up to the amount of Designated Cash Management Reserves then in effect with respect thereto, and (ii) Designated Hedging Agreements, up to the amount of Designated Hedging Reserves then in effect with respect thereto, eleventh, to pay (ratably) (A) Hedge Obligations and (B) Cash Management Obligations, in each case with any Lender Counterparty (other than pursuant to any Designated Cash Management Agreements or Designated Hedging Agreements, but including any amounts not paid pursuant to clause “tenth”(B)(i) above) permitted under the Credit Agreement and secured by the Credit Documents (notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts received from any Credit Party shall not be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Credit Party), twelfth to pay other Obligations then due and owing, and thirteenth, to pay the surplus, if any, to whomever may be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus. To the extent that any amounts available for distribution pursuant to clause “tenth” above are attributable to the issued but undrawn amount of outstanding Letters of Credit which are then not yet required to be reimbursed hereunder, such amounts shall be held by the Collateral Agent in a cash collateral account and applied (x) first, to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer from time to time for any drawings under such Letters of Credit and (y) then, following the expiration of all Letters of Credit, to all other obligations of the types described in such clause “tenth”. To the extent any amounts available for distribution pursuant to “ninth” are insufficient to pay all obligations described therein in full, such moneys shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders and L/C Issuers based on their respective Pro Rata Shares. To the extent any amounts available for distribution pursuant to clause (A) of clause “tenth” are insufficient to pay all obligations described therein in full, such moneys shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders and L/C Issuers based on their respective Pro Rata Shares. Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Credit Parties to preserve the allocation to Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section.

 

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(b)          If any payment to any Secured Party pursuant to this Section 4.02 of its pro rata share of any distribution would result in overpayment to such Secured Party, such excess amount shall instead be distributed in respect of the unpaid Obligations of the other Secured Parties, with each Secured Party whose Obligations have not been paid in full to receive an amount equal to such excess amount multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the unpaid Obligations of such Secured Party and the denominator of which is the unpaid Obligations of all Secured Parties entitled to such distribution.

 

(c)          All payments required to be made hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Secured Parties or as the Administrative Agent may otherwise direct in accordance with the Credit Documents.

 

(d)          For purposes of applying payments received in accordance with this Section 4.02, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon the applicable Secured Parties with respect to payments of Secured Hedge Agreements or Secured Cash Management Agreements (which the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party agrees (or shall agree) to provide upon request of the Collateral Agent) of the outstanding Obligations of the Credit Parties owed to the Secured Parties.

 

(e)          Subject to the other limitations (if any) set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents, it is understood that the Credit Parties shall remain liable to the extent of any deficiency between the amount of the proceeds of the Collateral and the aggregate amount of the Obligations of the Credit Parties.

 

(f)           It is understood and agreed by each Credit Party that the Collateral Agent shall have no liability for any determinations made by it in this Section 4.02 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 own or its Related Party’s bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct. Each Credit Party also agrees that the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be required to), at any time and in its sole discretion, and with no liability resulting therefrom, petition a court of competent jurisdiction regarding any application of Collateral in accordance with the requirements hereof and of any Intercreditor Agreement, and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to wait for, and may conclusively rely on, any such determination.

 

Section 4.03        Securities Act, Etc. In view of the position of the Credit Parties in relation to the Pledged Collateral, or because of other current or future circumstances, a question may arise under the Securities Act of 1933, as now or hereafter in effect, or any similar federal statute hereafter enacted analogous in purpose or effect (such Securities Act and any such similar statute as from time to time in effect being called the “Federal Securities Laws”) with respect to any disposition of the Pledged Collateral permitted hereunder. Each Credit Party understands that compliance with the Federal Securities Laws might very strictly limit the course of conduct of the Collateral Agent if the Collateral Agent were to attempt to dispose of all or any part of the Pledged Collateral, and might also limit the extent to which or the manner in which any subsequent transferee of any Pledged Collateral could dispose of the same. Similarly, there may be other legal restrictions or limitations affecting the Collateral Agent in any attempt to dispose of all or part of the Pledged Collateral under applicable “blue sky” or other state securities laws or similar laws analogous in purpose or effect. Each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that in light of such restrictions and limitations, the Collateral Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, (a) may proceed to make such a sale whether or not a registration statement for the purpose of registering such Pledged Collateral or part thereof shall have been filed under the Federal Securities Laws or, to the extent applicable, “blue sky” or other state securities laws and (b) may approach and negotiate with a single potential purchaser to effect such sale. Each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that any such sale might result in prices and other terms less favorable to the seller than if such sale were a public sale without such restrictions. In the event of any such sale, the Collateral Agent shall incur no responsibility or liability for selling all or any part of the Pledged Collateral at a price that the Collateral Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, may in good faith deem reasonable under the circumstances, notwithstanding the possibility that a substantially higher price might have been realized if the sale were deferred until after registration as aforesaid or if more than a single purchaser were approached. The provisions of this Section 4.03 will apply notwithstanding the existence of a public or private market upon which the quotations or sales prices may exceed substantially the price at which the Collateral Agent sells.

 

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Article V. 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 5.01        Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall (except as otherwise permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to any Guarantor shall be given to it in care of the Parent Borrower, with such notice to be given as provided in Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 5.02        Security Interest Absolute. All rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder, the Security Interest in the Article 9 Collateral, the security interest in the Pledged Collateral and all obligations of each Credit Party hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, any other Credit Document, any agreement with respect to any of the Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Credit Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other agreement or instrument, (c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Lien on other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent under or departure from any guarantee, securing or guaranteeing all or any of the Obligations or (d) subject only to termination or release of a Credit Party’s obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms of Section 5.15 hereof, any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the Obligations or this Agreement (other than a defense of payment or performance).

 

Section 5.03        Limitation By Law. All rights, remedies and powers provided in this Agreement may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise thereof does not violate any applicable provision of law, and all the provisions of this Agreement are intended to be subject to all applicable mandatory provisions of law that may be controlling and to be limited to the extent necessary so that they shall not render this Agreement invalid, unenforceable, in whole or in part, or not entitled to be recorded, registered or filed under the provisions of any applicable law.

 

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Section 5.04        Binding Effect; Several Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as to any party to this Agreement when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such party shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Collateral Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon such party and the Collateral Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of such party, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns, except that no party shall have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein or in the Collateral (and any such assignment or transfer shall be void) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or by the Credit Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Credit Party and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Credit Party without the approval of any other Credit Party and without affecting the obligations of any other Credit Party hereunder.

 

Section 5.05       Successors and Assigns. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns of such party, and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Credit Party or the Collateral Agent that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective permitted successors and assigns. The Collateral Agent hereunder shall at all times be the same person that is the Collateral Agent under the Credit Agreement. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Collateral Agent under the Credit Agreement by a successor Collateral Agent, that successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent pursuant hereto.

 

Section 5.06        Administrative Agent’s and Collateral Agent’s Fees and Expenses; Indemnification.  The parties hereto agree that the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to (i) reimbursement of their respective expenses incurred hereunder and (ii) indemnification for losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses incurred or asserted, arising out of, in connection with or as a result of this Agreement, in each case, as and to the extent provided in Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement and the provisions of Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement shall be incorporated by reference herein and apply to each Credit Party mutatis mutandis.

 

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Section 5.07        Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. Each Credit Party hereby appoints the Collateral Agent the attorney-in-fact of such Credit Party for the purpose, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an interest. The Collateral Agent shall have the right, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, with full power of substitution either in the Collateral Agent’s name or in the name of such Credit Party, (a) to receive, endorse, assign or deliver any and all notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, (b) to demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for and give discharges and releases of all or any of the Collateral, (c) to ask for, demand, sue for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any and all moneys due or to become due under and by virtue of any Collateral, (d) to sign the name of any Credit Party on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any of the Collateral, (e) to send verifications of Accounts to any Account Debtor, (f) to commence and prosecute any and all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral, (g) to settle, compromise, compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all or any of the Collateral, (h) to notify, or to require any Credit Party to notify, Account Debtors to make payment directly to the Collateral Agent, and (i) to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all or any of the Collateral, and to do all other acts and things necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, as fully and completely as though the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all purposes; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Collateral Agent to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Collateral Agent, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered thereby. The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein, and neither they nor their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Credit Party for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

Section 5.08        APPLICABLE 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 GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

Section 5.09        Waivers; Amendment. (a) No failure or delay by the Collateral Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right, power or remedy, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The rights, powers and remedies of the Collateral Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Credit Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights, powers or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 5.09, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given.

 

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(b)         Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Collateral Agent and the Credit Party or Credit Parties with respect to which such waiver, amendment or modification is to apply, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section 10.8 of the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 5.10        WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5.10.

 

Section 5.11        Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

Section 5.12        Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one contract, and shall become effective as provided in Section 5.04 hereof. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Agreement by facsimile or any other electronic transmission (e.g., “PDF” or “TIFF”) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed original.

 

Section 5.13        Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

Section 5.14        Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York (the “New York Supreme Court”), and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Federal District Court”, and together with the New York Supreme Court, the “New York Courts”) and appellate courts from either of them and agrees that any such action or proceeding shall be brought solely in such New York Courts; 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, 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, (iii) if all such New York Courts decline jurisdiction over any person, or decline (or, in the case of the Federal District Court, lack) jurisdiction over any subject matter of such action or proceeding, a legal action or proceeding may be brought with respect thereto in another court having jurisdiction and (iv) in the event a legal action or proceeding is brought against any party hereto or involving any of its assets or property in another court (without any collusive assistance by such party or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates), such party from asserting a claim or defense (including any claim or defense that this Section 5.14 would otherwise require to be asserted in a legal action or proceeding in a New York Court) in any such action or proceeding.

 

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(b)         Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any New York Court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

(c)          Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by delivering by registered or certified mail (or substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt requested, a copy of such process to the applicable party at its address provided in accordance with Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement.

 

(d)         Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that the Collateral Agent retains the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to bring proceedings against any Credit Party in the courts of any other jurisdiction in connection with the exercise of any rights under this Agreement or the enforcement of any judgment. Without limiting the foregoing, each Credit Party hereby agrees that service of process may be effected on the Authorized Agent designated in the Credit Agreement for such Credit Party, in the manner provided in Section 10.15 of the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 5.15        Termination or Release. (a) This Agreement, the pledges made herein, the Security Interest and all other security interests granted hereby shall terminate when all the Obligations have been paid in full in cash in accordance with Section 1.15 of the Credit Agreement.

 

(b)         A Credit Party shall automatically be released from its obligations hereunder and the security interests created hereunder in the Collateral of such Credit Party shall be automatically released upon the consummation of any transaction that is permitted by the Credit Agreement, as a result of which such Credit Party ceases to be a subsidiary, or, to the extent the procedures for designation are complied with under the Credit Agreement, such Credit Party otherwise becomes an Immaterial Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

(c)          Upon any sale or other transfer by any Credit Party of any Collateral that is permitted by the Credit Agreement, or, upon the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of a security interest granted in any Collateral pursuant to Section 10.8 of the Credit Agreement, the security interest in such Collateral shall be automatically released.

 

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(d)          In connection with any termination or release pursuant to paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 5.15, the Collateral Agent shall, in each case, at such Credit Party’s expense, (i) execute and deliver to any Credit Party, and make any filing of, all documents that such Credit Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release (including, without limitation, making any filings (such as filings of Uniform Commercial Code termination statements or releases in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office)), (ii) duly assign and transfer to such Credit Party such of the Pledged Collateral that may be in the possession of the Collateral Agent and has not theretofore been sold or otherwise applied or released pursuant to this Agreement and (iii) take any other action reasonably requested or demanded to effectuate such release (including making any filing); provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any action under this Section 5.15(d) unless such Credit Party shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent together with such request, which may be incorporated into such request, (1) a reasonably detailed description of the Collateral, which in any event shall be sufficient to effect the appropriate termination or release without causing the release of any other Collateral and (2) a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Parent Borrower or such Credit Party certifying that the transaction giving rise to such termination or release is permitted by the Credit Agreement and was, or will concurrently with the release be, consummated in compliance with the Credit Documents. Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section 5.15 shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent.

 

Section 5.16        Additional Subsidiaries. Upon execution and delivery by the Collateral Agent and any subsidiary that is required to become a party hereto by Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement of an instrument in substantially the form of Exhibit I hereto (or in such other form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent), such subsidiary shall become a Guarantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Guarantor on the date hereof. The execution and delivery of any such instrument shall not require the consent of any other party to this Agreement. The rights and obligations of each party to this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new party to this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

  LANNETT COMPANY, INC.
   
  By: /s/Timothy C. Crew
    Name:   Timothy C. Crew
    Title:     Chief Executive Officer
   
  LANNETT HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  By: /s/Robert Ehlinger
    Name:   Robert Ehlinger
    Title:     President
   
  CODY LABORATORIES, INC.
   
  By: /s/John M. Abt
    Name:   John M. Abt
    Title:     President
   
  SILARX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
   
  By: /s/Neha Desai-Jimenez
    Name:   Neha Desai-Jimenez
    Title:     President and Director of Operations
   
  KREMERS URBAN
PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
   
  By: /s/Grant Brock
    Name:   Grant Brock
    Title:     President

 

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  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent and
Collateral Agent
   
  By: /s/ Salvatore Tulumello
    Name:   Salvatore Tulumello
    Title:     Vice President

 

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Exhibit I
to Security Agreement

 

SUPPLEMENT NO. ____ TO THE PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

SUPPLEMENT NO. ____, dated as of ____________________ (this “Supplement”), to the Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of December 7, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), among Lannett Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent Borrower”), each Guarantor from time to time party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as administrative agent (in such capacity and any successor in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity and any successor in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties.

 

A.       Reference is made to (i) the Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of December 7, 2020, (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Parent Borrower, the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party thereto (together with the Parent Borrower, jointly and severally, collectively, the “Borrowers” and each individually, a “Borrower”), certain subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower party thereto from time to time as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, Administrative Agent, and Collateral Agent and (ii) the Credit Agreement Joinder dated as of ______________ entered into by ______________, a ______________ (the “New Subsidiary”), as required by Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement.

 

B.       Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement and the Security Agreement.

 

C.       The Credit Parties have entered into the Security Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement. Section 5.16 of the Security Agreement provides that additional subsidiaries may become Guarantors under the Security Agreement by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The New Subsidiary is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement to become a Guarantor under the Security Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make extensions of credit (if available under the Credit Agreement) and as consideration for extensions of credit previously made under the Credit Agreement.

 

Accordingly, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the New Subsidiary agree as follows:

 

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Exhibit I-1

 

 

SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 5.16 of the Security Agreement, the New Subsidiary by its signature below becomes a Guarantor under the Security Agreement and agrees to be bound by all terms, covenants and conditions thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor and the New Subsidiary hereby (a) agrees to all the terms, covenants and provisions of the Security Agreement applicable to it as a Guarantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that (i) with respect to representations and warranties made by it under the Security Agreement that are not qualified by materiality, such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects, and (ii) with respect to the representations and warranties made by it under the Security Agreement that are qualified by materiality, such representations and warranties are true and correct in all respects, in each case, on and as of the date hereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, the New Subsidiary, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Obligations when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), does hereby create, grant and pledge to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in and Lien on all the New Subsidiary’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral of the New Subsidiary and expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Guarantor under the Security Agreement. Each reference to a “Guarantor” or “Credit Party” in the Security Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Subsidiary. The Security Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

 

SECTION 2. The New Subsidiary represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

 

SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Agreement by facsimile or any other electronic transmission (e.g., “PDF” or “TIFF”) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed original. This Supplement shall become effective when (a) the Collateral Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Supplement that bears the signature of the New Subsidiary and (b) the Agents have executed a counterpart hereof.

 

SECTION 4. The New Subsidiary hereby represents and warrants that (a) set forth on Schedule I attached hereto is a true, correct and complete schedule of all the Pledged Collateral of the New Subsidiary as of the date hereof, (b) set forth on Schedule II attached hereto is a true, correct and complete schedule of all of the material issued Patents, registered Trademarks and registered Copyrights owned by the New Subsidiary as of the date hereof, (c) set forth on Schedule III attached hereto is a true, correct and complete schedule of all Commercial Tort Claims of the New Subsidiary individually in excess of $5,000,000 as of the date hereof, (d) set forth on Schedule IV attached hereto, is the true, correct and complete legal name of the New Subsidiary, its jurisdiction of formation and the location of its chief executive office , (e) except as set forth in Schedule V, all Accounts of the New Subsidiary have been originated by the New Subsidiary and all Inventory has been produced or acquired by the New Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, and (f) set forth on Schedule VI attached hereto is a true, correct and complete schedule of all Letter of Credit Rights of the New Subsidiary relating to Letters of Credit with a face amount in excess of $5,000,000 as of the date hereof.

 

SECTION 5. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

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SECTION 6. THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

SECTION 7. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Supplement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the Security Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

SECTION 8. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 5.01 of the Security Agreement.

 

SECTION 9. The New Subsidiary agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Supplement, including the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel for the Collateral Agent.

 

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Exhibit I-3

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Subsidiary and the Agents have duly executed this Supplement to the Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

  [Name of New Subsidiary]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
   

 

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Exhibit I-4

 

 

  WELLS FARGO, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title :

 

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Exhibit I-5

 

 

Schedule I
to Supplement No. ___ to the
Security Agreement

 

Pledged Collateral of the New Subsidiary

 

PLEDGED EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Name of Issuer

 

Registered Owner

 

Number and Class of Pledged Equity Security

 

Number of Issuer Certificate (if applicable)

 

Percentage of Equity Interests

 

         
         
         

 

PLEDGED DEBT SECURITIES

 

Holder

 

Issuer

 

Principal Amount

 

Date of Pledged Debt Security

 

Maturity Date

 

         
         
         

 

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Exhibit I-6

 

 

Schedule II
to Supplement No. ___ to the
Security Agreement

 

PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS

 

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Exhibit I-7

 

 

Schedule III
to Supplement No. ___ to the
Security Agreement

 

COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS

 

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Exhibit I-8

 

 

Schedule IV
to Supplement No. ___ to the
Security Agreement

 

LEGAL NAME, JURISDICTION OF FORMATION AND ADDRESS

 

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Exhibit I-9

 

 

Schedule V
to Supplement No. ___ to the
Security Agreement

 

MATTERS RELATING TO ACCOUNTS AND INVENTORY

 

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Exhibit I-10

 

 

Schedule VI
to Supplement No. ___ to the
Security Agreement

 

LETTER OF CREDIT RIGHTS

 

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Exhibit I-11

 

 

Exhibit II
to Security Agreement

 

[FORM OF]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “IP Security Agreement”) dated December 7, 2020, is made by the persons listed on the signature pages hereof (collectively, the “Grantors”) in favor of Wells Fargo, National Association, as collateral agent (in such capacity and any successor in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below). Capitalized terms used in this IP Security Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, the Grantors have entered into that certain Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2020 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), with Lannett Company, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Parent Borrower”), the other Credit Parties party thereto, Wells Fargo, National Association, as the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and the Lenders party thereto from time to time;

 

WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to the making of Loans by the Lenders and the entry into Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Agreements by the Lender Counterparties from time to time, each Grantor has executed and delivered that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2020 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), by and among the Grantors, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent; and

 

WHEREAS, under the terms of the Security Agreement, the Grantors have granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, among other property, certain intellectual property of the Grantors, and have agreed as a condition thereof to execute this IP Security Agreement for recording with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Grantor agrees as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Grant of Security. Each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a security interest in such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to the following (collectively, the “IP Collateral”):

 

(i)         the patents and patent applications set forth in Schedule A hereto;

 

(ii)        the trademark and service mark registrations and applications set forth in Schedule B hereto (provided that no security interest shall be granted in United States intent-to-use trademark applications or intent-to-use service mark applications filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, to the extent that, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of, or render void or voidable or result in the cancellation of the applicable Grantor’s right, title or interest therein or any trademark or service mark issued as a result of such application under applicable federal law), together with the goodwill symbolized thereby;

 

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(iii)       the copyright registrations and applications set forth in Schedule C hereto;

 

(iv)       all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals and reexaminations of any of the foregoing;

 

(v)        any and all claims for damages and injunctive relief for past, present and future infringement of any of the foregoing; and

 

(vi)       any and all proceeds of, collateral for, income, royalties and other payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to, and supporting obligations relating to, any and all of the foregoing or arising from any of the foregoing.

 

SECTION 2. Security for Obligations. The grant of a security interest in the IP Collateral by each Grantor under this IP Security Agreement secures the payment of all Obligations of such Grantor now or hereafter existing under or in respect of the Credit Documents, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, reimbursement obligations, interest, premiums, penalties, fees, indemnifications, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise.

 

SECTION 3. Recordation. Each Grantor authorizes and requests that the Register of Copyrights, the Commissioner for Patents and the Commissioner for Trademarks and any other applicable government officer record this IP Security Agreement.

 

SECTION 4. Counterparts. This IP Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Agreement by facsimile or any other electronic transmission (e.g., “PDF” or “TIFF”) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed original.

 

SECTION 5. Grants, Rights and Remedies. This IP Security Agreement has been entered into in conjunction with the provisions of the Security Agreement. Each Grantor does hereby acknowledge and confirm that the grant of the security interest hereunder to, and the rights and remedies of, the Collateral Agent with respect to the IP Collateral are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.

 

SECTION 6. Governing Law. THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

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Exhibit II-2

 

 

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Exhibit II-3

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this IP Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.

 

  [NAME]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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Exhibit II-4

 

 

Exhibit 10.72

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

 

by and between

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as ABL Agent,

 

and

 

ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
as Term Loan Agent

 

Dated as of December 7, 2020

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

    Page
     
ARTICLE 1 Definitions 2
Section 1.1 UCC Definitions 2
Section 1.2 Other Definitions 2
Section 1.3 Rules of Construction 28
     
ARTICLE 2 Lien Priority 28
Section 2.1 Agreement to Subordinate 28
Section 2.2 Waiver of Right to Contest Liens 33
Section 2.3 Remedies Standstill 36
Section 2.4 Exercise of Rights 44
Section 2.5 No New Liens 50
Section 2.6 Waiver of Marshalling 54
     
ARTICLE 3 Actions of the Parties 54
Section 3.1 Certain Actions Permitted 54
Section 3.2 Agent for Perfection 54
Section 3.3 Sharing of Information and Access 55
Section 3.4 Insurance 56
Section 3.5 No Additional Rights For the Credit Parties Hereunder 56
Section 3.6 Actions Upon Breach 57
Section 3.7 Inspection Rights 57
Section 3.8 Purchase Rights 58
     
ARTICLE 4 Application of Proceeds 61
Section 4.1 Application of Proceeds 61
Section 4.2 Specific Performance 65
Section 4.3 Sale of Collateral Comprising Both ABL Priority Collateral and Term Loan Priority Collateral 66
     
ARTICLE 5 Intercreditor Acknowledgements and Waivers 66
Section 5.1 Notice of Acceptance and Other Waivers 66
Section 5.2 Modifications to ABL Documents and Term Loan Documents 73
Section 5.3 Reinstatement and Continuation of Agreement 79
     
ARTICLE 6 Insolvency Proceedings 81
Section 6.1 DIP Financing 81
Section 6.2 Relief From Stay 84
Section 6.3 No Contest 84
Section 6.4 Asset Sales 86
Section 6.5 Separate Grants of Security and Separate Classification 87
Section 6.6 Enforceability 88
Section 6.7 ABL Obligations Unconditional 88
Section 6.8 Term Loan Obligations Unconditional 88

 

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Section 6.9 Additional Term Obligations Unconditional 89
Section 6.10 Adequate Protection 89
Section 6.11 Post-Petition Interest 90
     
ARTICLE 7 Miscellaneous 91
Section 7.1 Rights of Subrogation 91
Section 7.2 Further Assurances 92
Section 7.3 Representations 92
Section 7.4 Amendments 93
Section 7.5 Addresses for Notices 95
Section 7.6 No Waiver, Remedies 96
Section 7.7 Continuing Agreement, Transfer of Secured Obligations 96
Section 7.8 Governing Law;  Entire Agreement 97
Section 7.9 Counterparts 97
Section 7.10 No Third Party Beneficiaries 97
Section 7.11 Designation of Additional Term Indebtedness; Joinder of Additional Term Agents 97
Section 7.12 Term Loan Collateral Representative and ABL Agent; Notice of Change 99
Section 7.13 Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights 99
Section 7.14 Headings 99
Section 7.15 Severability 100
Section 7.16 Attorneys Fees 100
Section 7.17 VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER 100
Section 7.18 Intercreditor Agreement 100
Section 7.19 No Warranties or Liability 101
Section 7.20 Conflicts 101
Section 7.21 Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Credit Parties 101
Section 7.22 Excluded Assets 101
Section 7.23 Concerning the Agents 102
     
EXHIBITS    
     
Exhibit A Additional Indebtedness Designation  
Exhibit B –  Additional Indebtedness Joinder  
Exhibit C –  Joinder of ABL Credit Agreement or Term Loan Credit Agreement  

 

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INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

 

THIS INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, this “Agreement”) is entered into as of December 7, 2020, between WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined herein, the “ABL Agent”) for the ABL Secured Parties and ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC (as successor to MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.), in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined herein, the “Term Loan Agent”) for the Term Loan Secured Parties. Capitalized terms defined in Article 1 hereof are used in this Agreement as so defined.

 

RECITALS

 

A.            Pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement, the ABL Credit Agreement Lenders have agreed to make certain loans and other financial accommodations to or for the benefit of the ABL Borrower.

 

B.            Pursuant to the ABL Guarantees, the ABL Guarantors have agreed to guarantee the payment and performance of the ABL Borrower’s obligations under the ABL Documents.

 

C.            As a condition to the effectiveness of the ABL Credit Agreement and to secure the obligations of the ABL Credit Parties under and in connection with the ABL Documents, the ABL Credit Parties have granted to the ABL Agent (for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties) Liens on the Collateral.

 

D.            Pursuant to the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Credit Agreement Lenders have agreed to make certain loans and other financial accommodations to or for the benefit of the Term Loan Borrower.

 

E.            Pursuant to the Term Loan Guarantees, the Term Loan Guarantors have agreed to guarantee the payment and performance of the Term Loan Borrower’s obligations under the Term Loan Documents.

 

F.            As a condition to the effectiveness of the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement and to secure the obligations of the Term Loan Credit Parties under and in connection with the Term Loan Documents, the Term Loan Credit Parties have granted to the Term Loan Agent (for the benefit of the Term Loan Secured Parties) Liens on the Collateral.

 

G.            Pursuant to this Agreement, the Company may, from time to time, designate certain additional Indebtedness of any Credit Party as “Additional Term Indebtedness” by executing and delivering an Additional Term Indebtedness Designation and by complying with the procedures set forth in Section 7.11 hereof, and the holders of such Additional Term Indebtedness and any other applicable Additional Term Secured Party shall thereafter constitute Additional Term Secured Parties, and any Additional Term Agent for any such Additional Term Secured Parties shall thereafter constitute an Additional Term Agent for all purposes under this Agreement.

 

H.            Each of the ABL Agent (on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties) and the Term Loan Agent (on behalf of the Term Loan Secured Parties) and, by their acknowledgment hereof, the ABL Credit Parties and the Term Loan Credit Parties, desire to agree to the relative priority of Liens on the Collateral and certain other rights, priorities and interests as provided herein.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 1

 

Definitions

 

Section 1.1 UCC Definitions The following terms which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code are used herein as so defined: Accounts, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Commodity Accounts, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Electronic Chattel Paper, Equipment, Financial Assets, Instruments, Inventory, Investment Property, Letter-of-Credit Rights, Money, Payment Intangibles, Promissory Notes, Records, Security, Securities Accounts, Security Entitlements, Supporting Obligations and Tangible Chattel Paper.

 

Section 1.2 Other Definitions As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

ABL Agent” shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as collateral agent under the ABL Credit Agreement, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time.

 

ABL Bank Products Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with an ABL Credit Party with the obligations of such ABL Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more ABL Collateral Documents and (b) was an ABL Credit Agreement Lender or an Affiliate of an ABL Credit Agreement Lender on the date hereof, or at the time of entry into such Bank Products Agreement (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

ABL Borrower” shall mean the Company, in its capacity as the borrower under the ABL Credit Agreement, together with its and their respective successors and assigns.

 

ABL Collateral Documents” shall mean all “Collateral Documents” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement, and all other security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust and other collateral documents executed and delivered in connection with the ABL Credit Agreement, and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any ABL Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or modified from time to time.

 

ABL Collateral Exposure” shall mean, as to the ABL Credit Agreement as of the date of determination, the total commitments (whether funded or unfunded) of the ABL Secured Parties to make loans and other extensions of credit thereunder (or after the termination of such commitments, the total outstanding principal amount of loans and other extensions of credit under such facility and the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding letters of credit under the ABL Collateral Documents).

 

 

 

 

ABL Commingled Collateral” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a) hereof.

 

ABL Credit Agreement” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and among the ABL Borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, the ABL Credit Agreement Lenders and the ABL Agent, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

ABL Credit Agreement Lenders” shall mean the lenders, debtholders and other creditors party from time to time to the ABL Credit Agreement, together with their successors, assigns and transferees, as well as any Person designated as an “ABL Credit Agreement Lender” under the ABL Credit Agreement.

 

ABL Credit Parties” shall mean the ABL Borrower, the ABL Guarantors and each other direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company or any of its Affiliates that is now or hereafter becomes a party to any ABL Document.

 

ABL DIP Financing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a)(i).

 

ABL Documents” shall mean the ABL Credit Agreement, the ABL Guarantees, the ABL Collateral Documents, any Bank Products Agreements between any ABL Credit Party and any ABL Bank Products Affiliate, any Hedging Agreements between any ABL Credit Party and any ABL Hedging Affiliate, those other ancillary agreements as to which the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party is a party or a beneficiary and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any ABL Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and delivered to the ABL Agent, in connection with any of the foregoing, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

ABL Guarantees” shall mean that certain guarantee agreement dated as of the date hereof by the ABL Guarantors in favor of the ABL Agent, and all other guarantees of any ABL Obligations of any ABL Credit Party by any other ABL Credit Party in favor of any ABL Secured Party, in each case as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, in each case unless and until released from its guarantee obligations.

 

ABL Guarantors” shall mean the collective reference to each of the Company’s Domestic Subsidiaries that is a guarantor under any of the ABL Guarantees and any other Person who becomes a guarantor under any of the ABL Guarantees, in each case unless and until released from its guarantee obligations.

 

ABL Hedging Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Hedging Agreement with an ABL Credit Party with the obligations of such ABL Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more ABL Collateral Documents and (b) was the ABL Agent or an ABL Credit Agreement Lender or an Affiliate of an ABL Credit Agreement Lender on the date hereof, or at the time of entry into such Hedging Agreement (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

ABL Obligations” shall mean any and all loans and all other obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or after the commencement of any case with respect to any ABL Credit Party under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Insolvency Proceeding, owing by each ABL Credit Party from time to time to the ABL Agent, the “administrative agent” or “agent” under the ABL Credit Agreement, the ABL Credit Agreement Lenders or any of them, any ABL Bank Products Affiliates or any ABL Hedging Affiliates, under any ABL Document, whether for principal, interest (including interest, fees and expenses which, but for the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to such ABL Credit Party, would have accrued on any ABL Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such ABL Credit Party for such interest, fees and expenses in the related Insolvency Proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under letters of credit, payments for early termination of Hedging Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, and all other amounts owing or due under the terms of the ABL Documents, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time including all “Obligations” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.

 

 

 

 

ABL Permitted Access Right” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).

 

ABL Priority Collateral” shall mean all of each and every ABL Credit Party’s right, title, and interest in and to the following types of property of such ABL Credit Party, wherever located and whether now owned by such ABL Credit Party or hereafter acquired (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such assets that, but for the application of Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code, would constitute ABL Priority Collateral):

 

(1)            all Accounts, Payment Intangibles, all interest, fees, late charges, penalties, collection fees, and other amounts due or to become due or otherwise payable in connection with any Account or Payment Intangible, and all other rights to payment (in each case other than identifiable Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral);

 

(2)            (x) all Deposit Accounts and Money and all cash, checks, other negotiable instruments, funds and other evidences of payments held therein and (y) all Securities, Security Entitlements, and Securities Accounts, in each case, to the extent constituting cash or Cash Equivalents or representing a claim to Cash Equivalents, in each case other than (i) the Term Loan Priority Account and all cash, checks and other property held therein or credited thereto, (ii) Capital Stock of the Company and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries and (iii) the Liquidity Account (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) to the extent that the Liquidity Account contains funds deposited therein on or about January 1, 2021 not in excess of $5,000,000 and (iv) identifiable Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral;

 

(3)            all Inventory;

 

(4)            to the extent involving or governing any of the items referred to in the preceding clauses (1) through (3), all Chattel Paper (including Tangible Chattel Paper and Electronic Chattel Paper), all Documents, General Intangibles (including data processing software and excluding Intellectual Property and Capital Stock of the Company and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries), Instruments (including Promissory Notes), Intercompany Loans, Letter of Credit Rights and Commercial Tort Claims, provided that to the extent any of the foregoing also relates to Term Loan Priority Collateral, only that portion related to the items referred to in the preceding clauses (1) through (3) shall be included in the ABL Priority Collateral;

 

(5)            to the extent evidencing or governing any of the items referred to in the preceding clauses (1) through (4), all Supporting Obligations; provided that to the extent any of the foregoing also relates to Term Loan Priority Collateral only that portion related to the items referred to in the preceding clauses (1) through (5) shall be included in the ABL Priority Collateral;

 

(6)            all books and Records relating to the foregoing (including all books, databases, customer lists, and Records, whether tangible or electronic, which contain any information relating to any of the foregoing); and

 

(7)            all collateral security and guarantees with respect to any of the foregoing and all cash, Money, instruments, securities (other than Capital Stock of the Company and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries), financial assets, Investment Property (other than Capital Stock of the Company and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries), insurance proceeds (including proceeds of business interruption insurance) and deposit accounts directly received as Proceeds of any ABL Priority Collateral described in the preceding clauses (1) through (5) (such Proceeds, “ABL Priority Proceeds”); provided, however, that no Proceeds of ABL Priority Proceeds will constitute ABL Priority Collateral unless such Proceeds of ABL Priority Proceeds would otherwise constitute ABL Priority Collateral.

 

 

 

 

For the avoidance of doubt, under no circumstances shall Excluded Assets (as defined in the next succeeding sentence) be ABL Priority Collateral. As used in this definition of “ABL Priority Collateral,” the term “Excluded Assets” shall have the meaning provided in the ABL Credit Agreement or in the ABL Collateral Documents relating thereto.

 

ABL Priority Proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of ABL Priority Collateral of this Agreement.

 

ABL Recovery” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).

 

ABL Secured Parties” shall mean the ABL Agent and all ABL Credit Agreement Lenders, all ABL Bank Products Affiliates and all ABL Hedging Affiliates, and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof, as well as any Person designated as a “Secured Party” under any ABL Credit Agreement.

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Specified Term Indebtedness” shall mean any Indebtedness that is or may from time to time be incurred by any Credit Party in compliance with:

 

(a)            prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, Section 6.1 of the ABL Credit Agreement;

 

(b)            prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, Section 6.1 of the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect) or the corresponding negative covenant restricting Indebtedness contained in any other Term Loan Credit Agreement then in effect if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is not then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Term Loan Credit Agreement as applicable for purposes of this definition); and

 

(c)            prior to the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations, any negative covenant restricting Indebtedness contained in any Additional Term Credit Facility then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Additional Term Credit Facility as applicable for purposes of this definition).

 

As used in this definition of “Additional Specified Term Indebtedness”, the term “Indebtedness” shall have the meaning set forth (x) for purposes of the preceding clause (a), prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, in the ABL Credit Agreement, (y) for purposes of the preceding clause (b), prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, in the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect), or in any other Term Loan Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is not then in effect), and (z) for purposes of the preceding clause (c), prior to the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations, in the applicable Additional Term Credit Facility then in effect. In the event that any Indebtedness as defined in any such Credit Document shall not be Indebtedness as defined in any other such Credit Document, but is or may be incurred in compliance with such other Credit Document, such Indebtedness shall constitute Additional Specified Term Indebtedness for the purposes of such other Credit Document.

 

Additional Term Agent” shall mean any one or more administrative agents, collateral agents, security agents, trustees or other representatives for or of any one or more Additional Term Secured Parties, and shall include any successor thereto, as well as any Person designated as an “Agent” under any Additional Term Credit Facility.

 

Additional Term Bank Products Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with an Additional Term Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional Term Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional Term Collateral Documents, (b) was an Additional Term Agent or an Additional Term Credit Facility Lender or an Affiliate of an Additional Term Credit Facility Lender at the time of entry into such Bank Products Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Additional Term Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

 

 

 

Additional Term Bank Products Provider” shall mean any Person (other than an Additional Term Bank Products Affiliate) that has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with an Additional Term Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional Term Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional Term Collateral Documents, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Additional Term Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Additional Term Loan Borrower” shall mean any Additional Term Credit Party that incurs of issues Additional Term Indebtedness under any Additional Term Credit Facility, together with its successors and assigns.

 

Additional Term Collateral Documents” shall mean all “Security Documents” as defined in any Additional Term Credit Facility, and in any event shall include all security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, pledges and other collateral documents executed and delivered in connection with any Additional Term Credit Facility, and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any Additional Term Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Additional Term Credit Facilities” shall mean (a) any one or more agreements, instruments and documents under which any Additional Term Indebtedness is or may be incurred, including any credit agreements, loan agreements, indentures, guarantees or other financing agreements, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, together with (b) if designated by the Company, any other agreement extending the maturity of, consolidating, restructuring, refunding, replacing or refinancing all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations, whether by the same or any other lender, debtholder or other creditor or group of lenders, debtholders or other creditors, or the same or any other agent, trustee or representative therefor, or otherwise, and whether or not increasing the amount of any Indebtedness that may be incurred thereunder.

 

Additional Term Credit Facility Lenders” shall mean one or more holders of Additional Term Indebtedness (or commitments therefor) that is or may be incurred under one or more Additional Term Credit Facilities, together with their successors, assigns and transferees, as well as any Person designated as an “Additional Term Credit Facility Lender” under any Additional Term Credit Facility.

 

Additional Term Credit Party” shall mean the Company, Holdings (so long as it is a guarantor under any of the Additional Term Guarantees), each direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company or any of its Affiliates that is or becomes a party to any Additional Term Document, and any other Person who becomes a guarantor under any of the Additional Term Guarantees, in each case unless and until released from its guarantee obligations.

 

 

 

 

Additional Term Documents” shall mean any Additional Term Credit Facilities, any Additional Term Guarantees, any Additional Term Collateral Documents, any Bank Products Agreements between any Credit Party and any Additional Term Bank Products Affiliate or Additional Term Bank Products Provider, any Hedging Agreements between any Credit Party and any Additional Term Hedging Affiliate or Additional Term Hedging Provider, those other ancillary agreements as to which any Additional Term Secured Party is a party or a beneficiary and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and delivered to any Additional Term Agent, in connection with any of the foregoing or any Additional Term Credit Facility, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among any of the Additional Term Secured Parties or among any of the Term Loan Secured Parties and Additional Term Secured Parties, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Additional Term Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.11(b).

 

Additional Term Guarantees” shall mean any one or more guarantees of any Additional Term Obligations of any Additional Term Credit Party by any other Additional Term Credit Party in favor of any Additional Term Secured Party, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Additional Term Hedging Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Hedging Agreement with an Additional Term Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional Term Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional Term Collateral Documents, (b) was an Additional Term Agent or an Additional Term Credit Facility Lender or an Affiliate of an Additional Term Credit Facility Lender at the time of entry into such Hedging Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Additional Term Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Additional Term Hedging Provider” shall mean any Person (other than an Additional Term Hedging Affiliate) that has entered into a Hedging Agreement with an Additional Term Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional Term Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional Term Collateral Documents, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Additional Term Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Additional Term Indebtedness” shall mean any Additional Specified Term Indebtedness that (1) is secured by a Lien on Collateral and is permitted to be so secured by

 

(a)            prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, Section 6.2 of the ABL Credit Agreement;

 

 

 

 

(b)            prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, Section 6.2 of the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect) or the corresponding negative covenant restricting Liens contained in any other Term Loan Credit Agreement then in effect if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is not then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Term Loan Credit Agreement as applicable for purposes of this definition); and

 

(c)            prior to the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations, any negative covenant restricting Liens contained in any applicable Additional Term Credit Facility then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Additional Term Credit Facility as applicable for purposes of this definition); and

 

(2) is designated as “Additional Term Indebtedness” by the Company pursuant to an Additional Term Indebtedness Designation and in compliance with the procedures set forth in Section 7.11.

 

As used in this definition of “Additional Term Indebtedness”, the term “Lien” shall have the meaning set forth (x) for purposes of the preceding clause (1)(a), prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, in the ABL Credit Agreement, (y) for purposes of the preceding clause (1)(b), prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, in the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect), or in any other Term Loan Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is not then in effect), and (z) for purposes of the preceding clause (1)(c), prior to the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations, in the applicable Additional Term Credit Facility then in effect.

 

Additional Term Indebtedness Designation” shall mean a certificate of the Company with respect to Additional Term Indebtedness substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

Additional Term Indebtedness Joinder” shall mean a joinder agreement executed by one or more Additional Term Agents in respect of the Additional Term Indebtedness subject to an Additional Term Indebtedness Designation, on behalf of one or more Additional Term Secured Parties in respect of such Additional Term Indebtedness, substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

Additional Term Obligations” shall mean any and all loans and all other obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or after the commencement of any case with respect to any Additional Term Credit Party under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Insolvency Proceeding, owing by each Additional Term Credit Party from time to time to any Additional Term Agent, any Additional Term Secured Parties or any of them, including any Additional Term Bank Products Affiliates, Additional Term Hedging Affiliates, Additional Term Bank Products Provider or Additional Term Hedging Provider, under any Additional Term Document, whether for principal, interest (including interest, fees and expenses which, but for the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to such Additional Term Credit Party, would have accrued on any Additional Term Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Additional Term Credit Party for such interest, fees and expenses in the related Insolvency Proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under letters of credit, payments for early termination of Hedging Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, and all other amounts owing or due under the terms of the Additional Term Documents, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.

 

 

 

 

Additional Term Recovery” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(d).

 

Additional Term Secured Parties” shall mean all Additional Term Agents, all Additional Term Credit Facility Lenders, all Additional Term Bank Products Affiliates, all Additional Term Bank Products Providers, all Additional Term Hedging Affiliates, all Additional Term Hedging Providers and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof, as well as any Person designated as a “Secured Party” under any Additional Term Credit Facility; and with respect to any Additional Term Agent shall mean the Additional Term Secured Parties represented by such Additional Term Agent.

 

Affiliate” shall mean with respect to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the power, directly or indirectly, either to (a) vote 20% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (b) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise.

 

Agreement” shall mean this Intercreditor Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

Agent” shall mean the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent, as applicable.

 

Bank Products Affiliate” shall mean any ABL Bank Products Affiliate, any Term Loan Bank Products Affiliate, or any Additional Term Bank Products Affiliate, as applicable.

 

Bank Products Agreement” shall mean any agreement pursuant to which a bank or other financial institution or other Person agrees to provide (a) treasury services, (b) credit card, debit card, merchant card, purchasing card, stored value card, non-card electronic payable or other similar services (including the processing of payments and other administrative services with respect thereto), (c) cash management or related services (including controlled disbursements, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, netting, overdrafts, depository, lockbox, stop payment, electronic funds transfer, information reporting, wire transfer and interstate depository network services) and (d) other banking, financial or treasury products or services as may be requested by any Credit Party (other than letters of credit and other than loans and advances except Indebtedness arising from services described in items (a) through (c) of this definition), including, for the avoidance of doubt, bank guarantees.

 

Bank Products Provider” shall mean any Term Loan Bank Products Provider, any ABL Bank Products Provider or any Additional Term Bank Products Provider, as applicable.

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean title 11 of the United States Code.

 

Bankruptcy Law” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

Borrower” shall mean any of the ABL Borrower, the Term Loan Borrower and any Additional Term Loan Borrower.

 

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

 

Capitalized Lease Obligation” shall mean an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States.

 

Capital Stock” shall mean any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants or options to purchase any of the foregoing.

 

Cash Collateral” shall mean any Collateral consisting of Money or Cash Equivalents, any Security Entitlement and any Financial Assets.

 

Cash Equivalents” shall mean any of the following: (i) marketable securities or any other evidence of Indebtedness (a) issued or directly and unconditionally guaranteed as to interest and principal by the United States Government or (b) issued by any agency of the United States the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case, maturing within one year after such date; (ii) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America, or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case, maturing within one year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s; (iii) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s; (iv) certificates of deposit, Dollar-denominated time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers’ acceptances (or, in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries, the foreign equivalent) maturing within one year after such date and issued or accepted by any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia that (a) is at least “adequately capitalized” (as defined in the regulations of its primary Federal banking regulator) and (b) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) of not less than $500.0 million or Dollar Equivalent (or, in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries, any local office of any commercial bank organized under the law of the relevant jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof which has combined capital and surplus and undivided profits in excess of the Dollar Equivalent of $500.0 million); (v) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (iv) above; and (vi) shares of any money market mutual fund that (a) has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, (b) has net assets of not less than $250.0 million or Dollar Equivalent, and (c) has one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s.

 

 

 

 

Cash Management Services” shall mean (1) commercial credit cards, merchant card services, purchase or debit cards, including non-card e-payables services, (2) treasury management services (including controlled disbursement, overdraft, automatic clearing house fund transfer services, return items and interstate depository network services), (3) foreign exchange, netting and currency management services and (4) any other demand deposit or operating account relationships or other cash management services, including under any Bank Products Agreements.

 

Cash Proceeds Notice” shall mean a written notice delivered by the ABL Agent or the Term Loan Collateral Representative, as applicable, to the Term Loan Agent or an Additional Term Agent, as applicable, stating that certain identifiable cash proceeds which may be deposited in a Deposit Account controlled by the Term Loan Agent or such Additional Term Agent, as applicable, constitute ABL Priority Collateral (in the case of a notice by the ABL Agent) or Term Loan Priority Collateral (in the case of a notice by the Term Loan Collateral Representative) and reasonably identifying the amount of such proceeds and specifying the origin thereof.

 

Collateral” shall mean all Property now owned or hereafter acquired by any Borrower or any Guarantor in or upon which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Term Agent under any of the ABL Collateral Documents, the Term Loan Collateral Documents or the Additional Term Collateral Documents, together with all rents, issues, profits, products, and Proceeds thereof to the extent a Lien is granted or purported to be granted therein to the applicable Agent by such applicable documents.

 

Company” shall mean Lannett Company, Inc., a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor in interest thereto.

 

Conforming Plan of Reorganization” means any Plan of Reorganization whose provisions are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Control Collateral” shall mean any Collateral consisting of any certificated Security, Investment Property, Deposit Account, Instruments, Chattel Paper and any other Collateral as to which a Lien may be perfected through possession or control by the secured party, or any agent therefor.

 

Copyrights” shall mean with respect to any Credit Party, all of such Credit Party’s right, title, and interest in and to the following: (a) all U.S. copyrights, rights and interests in such copyrights, works protectable by copyright, copyright registrations, and applications to register copyright; (b) all renewals of any of the foregoing; (c) all income, royalties, damages, and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under any of the foregoing, including damages or payments for past or future infringements for any of the foregoing; (d) the right to sue for past, present, and future infringements of any of the foregoing; and (e) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing.

 

 

 

 

Credit Documents” shall mean the ABL Documents, the Term Loan Documents and any Additional Term Documents.

 

Credit Facility” shall mean the ABL Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Credit Agreement or any Additional Term Credit Facility, as applicable.

 

Credit Parties” shall mean the ABL Credit Parties, the Term Loan Credit Parties and any Additional Term Credit Parties.

 

Designated Agent” shall mean any Additional Term Agent or any Term Loan Agent under any Term Loan Credit Agreement other than the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement, in each case that the Company designates as a Designated Agent (as confirmed in writing by such Agent if such designation is made subsequent to the joinder of such Agent to this Agreement), as and to the extent so designated. Such designation may be for all purposes under this Agreement, or may be for one or more specified purposes thereunder or provisions thereof.

 

Discharge of ABL Obligations” shall mean:

 

(a) the payment in full in cash of the applicable ABL Obligations that are outstanding and unpaid at the time all Indebtedness under the applicable ABL Credit Agreement is paid in full in cash, (i) including (if applicable) (A) with respect to amounts available to be drawn under outstanding letters of credit issued thereunder at such time (or indemnities or other undertakings issued pursuant thereto in respect of outstanding letters of credit at such time), delivery or provision of cash or backstop letters of credit in respect thereof in compliance with the terms of any such ABL Credit Agreement (which shall not exceed an amount equal to 105% of the aggregate undrawn amount of such letters of credit), (B) the provision of Cash Management Collateralization (as such term is defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) with respect to any Cash Management Obligations (as such term is defined in the ABL Credit Agreement), and (C) with respect to Hedging Obligations (as such term is defined in the ABL Credit Agreement), the provision of cash collateral with respect thereto, to the extent required pursuant to the terms of the ABL Credit Agreement, but (ii) excluding unasserted contingent indemnification obligations under the applicable ABL Credit Agreement at such time; and

 

(b) the termination of all then outstanding commitments to extend credit under the ABL Documents at such time.

 

Discharge of Additional Term Obligations” shall mean if any Indebtedness shall at any time have been incurred under any Additional Term Credit Facility, with respect to each Additional Term Credit Facility:

 

(a) the payment in full in cash of the applicable Additional Term Obligations that are outstanding and unpaid at the time all Additional Term Indebtedness under such Additional Term Credit Facility is paid in full in cash, excluding unasserted contingent indemnification or other obligations under the applicable Additional Term Credit Facility at such time; and

 

 

 

 

(b) the termination of all then outstanding commitments to extend credit under the Additional Term Documents at such time.

 

Discharge of Term Loan Collateral Obligations” shall mean the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations and (if applicable) the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations for each Additional Term Credit Facility.

 

Discharge of Term Loan Obligations” shall mean:

 

(a) the payment in full in cash of the applicable Term Loan Obligations that are outstanding and unpaid at the time all Indebtedness under the applicable Term Loan Credit Agreement is paid in full in cash, (i) including (if applicable) with respect to Cash Management Obligations and Hedging Obligations (as such terms are defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement), the provision of cash collateral with respect thereto, on terms satisfactory to each applicable counterparty (or the making of other arrangements satisfactory to the applicable counterparty) but (ii) excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, unasserted contingent indemnification or other obligations under the applicable Term Loan Credit Agreement at such time; and

 

(b) the termination of all then outstanding commitments to extend credit under the Term Loan Documents at such time.

 

Disposition” shall mean any sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition.

 

Domestic Subsidiaries” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

Event of Default” shall mean an Event of Default under any ABL Credit Agreement, any Term Loan Credit Agreement or any Additional Term Credit Facility.

 

Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies” or “Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies” shall mean:

 

(a)            the taking of any action to enforce or realize upon any Lien, including the institution of any foreclosure proceedings or the noticing of any public or private sale pursuant to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, or the taking of any action to enforce any right or power to repossess, replevy, attach, garnish, levy upon or collect the Proceeds of any Lien;

 

(b)            the exercise of any right or remedy provided to a secured creditor on account of a Lien under any of the Credit Documents, under applicable law, by self-help repossession, by notification to account obligors of any Grantor, in an Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise, including the election to retain any of the Collateral in satisfaction of a Lien;

 

(c)            the taking of any action or the exercise of any right or remedy in respect of the collection on, set off against, marshaling of, injunction respecting or foreclosure on the Collateral or the Proceeds thereof;

 

 

 

 

(d)            the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager or interim receiver of all or part of the Collateral;

 

(e)            the sale, lease, license, or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral by private or public sale or any other means permissible under applicable law;

 

(f)            the exercise of any other right of a secured creditor under Part 6 of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code;

 

(g)            the exercise of any voting rights relating to any Capital Stock included in the Collateral; and

 

(h)            the delivery of any notice, claim or demand relating to the Collateral to any Person (including any securities intermediary, depository bank or landlord) in possession or control of any Collateral,

 

provided that (i) filing a proof of claim or statement of interest in any Insolvency Proceeding, (ii) the acceleration of the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Term Obligations, (iii) the establishment of borrowing base and/or availability reserves, collateral, Accounts or Inventory ineligibles, or other conditions for advances, (iv) the changing of advance rates or advance sub-limits, (v) the imposition of a default rate or late fee, (vi) the collection and application (including pursuant to “cash dominion” provisions) of Accounts or other monies deposited from time to time in Commodity Accounts, Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts, in each case, against the ABL Obligations pursuant to the provisions of the ABL Documents (including the notification of account debtors, depositary institutions or any other Person to deliver proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral to the ABL Agent), (vii) the cessation of lending pursuant to the provisions of the ABL Documents, the Term Loan Documents or any applicable Additional Term Documents, including upon the occurrence of a default on the existence of an over-advance, (viii) the consent by the ABL Agent to disposition by any Grantor of any of the ABL Priority Collateral or the consent by the Term Loan Collateral Representative to disposition by any Grantor of any of the Term Loan Priority Collateral or (ix) seeking adequate protection shall not be deemed to be an Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies.

 

Financing Lease” shall mean any lease of property, real or personal, the obligations of the lessee in respect of which are required to be capitalized on a balance sheet of the lessee in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States.

 

Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Company which is organized and existing under the laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States of America or that is a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco. Any subsidiary of the Company which is organized and existing under the laws of Puerto Rico or any other territory of the United States of America shall be a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

Foreign Subsidiary Holdco” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Company, so long as such Subsidiary has no material assets other than securities or Indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries (or Subsidiaries thereof), and intellectual property relating to such Foreign Subsidiaries (or Subsidiaries thereof) and/or other assets (including cash, Cash Equivalents or Temporary Cash Investments) relating to an ownership interest in any such securities, Indebtedness, intellectual property or Subsidiaries.

 

 

 

 

General Intangibles” shall mean all “general intangibles” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code including with respect to any Credit Party, all contracts, agreements, instruments and indentures in any form, and portions thereof, to which such Credit Party is a party or under which such Credit Party has any right, title or interest or to which such Credit Party or any property of such Credit Party is subject, as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including the European Union.

 

Grantor” shall mean any Grantor as defined in the ABL Collateral Documents or in the Term Loan Collateral Documents, as the context requires.

 

Guarantor” shall mean any of the ABL Guarantors, the Term Loan Guarantors and any Additional Guarantors.

 

Hedging Affiliate” shall mean any ABL Hedging Affiliate, any Term Loan Hedging Affiliate or any Additional Term Hedging Affiliate, as applicable.

 

Hedging Agreement” shall mean any agreement with respect to any swap, spot, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, foreign exchange, 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, not entered into for speculative purposes.

 

Hedging Provider” shall mean any Term Loan Hedging Provider, any ABL Hedging Provider or any Additional Term Hedging Provider, as applicable.

 

Impairment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(e).

 

Indebtedness” shall mean, with respect to any Person at any date, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property (other than trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and payable in accordance with customary practices), which purchase price is due more than one year after the date of placing such property in final service or taking final delivery and title thereto, (b) any other indebtedness of such Person which is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, (c) all obligations of such Person under Financing Leases, (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments issued or created for the account of such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of interest rate protection agreements, interest rate futures, interest rate options, interest rate caps and any other interest rate hedge arrangements, and (f) all indebtedness or obligations of the types referred to in the preceding clauses (a) through (e) to the extent secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person even though such Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable for the payment thereof and (g) all guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of other Persons, to the extent so guaranteed by such Person.

 

 

 

 

Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean (a) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other governmental authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors, or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshalling of assets for creditors or other similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors; in each case covered by clauses (a) and (b) undertaken under United States Federal, State or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable Bankruptcy Law.

 

Intellectual Property” shall mean, with respect to any Credit Party, the collective reference to such Credit Party’s Copyrights, Copyright Licenses, Patents, Patent Licenses, Trade Secrets, Trade Secret Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses.

 

Intercompany Loans” shall mean any amounts owing by any Grantor to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not evidenced by a promissory note.

 

Intervening ABL Secured Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(g).

 

Intervening Term Creditor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(g).

 

Inventory” shall have the meaning assigned in the Uniform Commercial Code as of the date hereof.

 

Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment for purposes of security, security deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any Financing Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

 

Lien Priority” shall mean, with respect to any Lien of the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Secured Parties, any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Parties in the Collateral, the order of priority of such Lien as specified in Section 2.1.

 

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investor Service, Inc., and its successors.

 

Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization” shall mean any Plan of Reorganization whose provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, including any Plan of Reorganization that purports to re-order (whether by subordination, invalidation, or otherwise) or otherwise disregard, in whole or part, the provisions of Article 2 (Lien Priorities), the provisions of Article 4 (Application of Proceeds) or the provisions of Article 6 (Insolvency Proceedings).

 

 

 

 

Original Term Loan Credit Agreement” shall mean that certain Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of November 25, 2015, by and among the Term Loan Borrower, Alter Domus (US) LLC (as successor to Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.), as administrative agent, the Term Loan Credit Agreement Lenders and the Term Loan Agent, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Party” shall mean the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Term Agent, and “Parties” shall mean all of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent.

 

Patent License” shall mean any written agreement governed by the laws of any state of the United States to which a Credit Party is a party granting to such Credit Party any right to make, use or sell any invention covered by a United States patent owned by any third party (including any such rights that such Credit Party has the right to license) and all rights of any Credit Party under any such agreement.

 

Patents” shall mean all of the following which any Credit Party owns: (a) all letters patent of the United States and all applications for letters patent of the United States, (b) all provisionals, reissues, extensions, continuations, divisions, continuations in-part, reexaminations or revisions thereof, and the inventions disclosed or claimed therein, including the right to make, use, import and/or sell the inventions disclosed or claimed therein, (c) all claims for, and rights to sue for, past or future infringements of any of the foregoing and (d) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to any of the foregoing, including damages and payments for past or future infringement thereof.

 

Payment Collateral” shall mean all Accounts, Instruments, Chattel Paper, Letter-Of-Credit Rights, Deposit Accounts (other than the Term Loan Priority Account), Securities Accounts, and Payment Intangibles, together with all Supporting Obligations, in each case composing a portion of the Collateral.

 

Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.

 

Plan of Reorganization” shall mean any plan of reorganization, plan of liquidation, agreement for composition, or other type of plan of arrangement proposed in or in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding.

 

Pledged Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in the ABL Collateral Documents or in the Term Loan Collateral Documents, as the context requires.

 

Preferred Stock” as applied to the Capital Stock of any corporation means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) that by its terms is preferred as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such corporation, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such corporation.

 

 

 

 

Priority Collateral” shall mean (a) with respect to the ABL Secured Parties, the ABL Priority Collateral, or (b) with respect to the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties, the Term Loan Priority Collateral.

 

Proceeds” shall mean (a) all “proceeds,” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, with respect to the Collateral, (b) whatever is recoverable or recovered when any Collateral is sold, exchanged, collected, or disposed of, whether voluntarily or involuntarily and (c) in the case of Proceeds of Pledged Securities, all dividends or other income from the Pledged Securities, collections thereon or distributions or payments with respect thereto.

 

Property” shall mean any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible.

 

Proposed DIP” shall have the meaning set forth in Subsection 6.1(c)(i).

 

Purchase Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a).

 

Purchase Money Indebtedness” shall mean any Indebtedness incurred to finance or refinance the acquisition, leasing, construction or improvement of property (real or personal) or assets, whether acquired through the direct acquisition of such property or assets or the acquisition of the Capital Stock of any Person owning such property or assets, or otherwise.

 

Purchase Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a).

 

Purchase Option Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a).

 

Purchasing Creditors” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a).

 

Real Property” shall mean any right, title or interest in and to real property, including any fee interest, leasehold interest, easement, or license and any other right to use or occupy real property.

 

Replacement Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(d).

 

Requisite ABL Holders” shall mean ABL Secured Parties holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the aggregate ABL Collateral Exposure under the ABL Credit Agreement.

 

Requisite Term Holders” shall mean Term Loan Secured Parties and/or Additional Term Secured Parties holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the aggregate principal amount of any loans included in the Term Loan Collateral Obligations (other than Term Loan Collateral Obligations in respect of Bank Products Agreements or Hedging Agreements at any time and for so long as there are any outstanding Term Loan Collateral Obligations in respect of the Term Loan Credit Agreement or any Additional Term Credit Facility); provided that:

 

 

 

 

(a)            if the matter being consented to or the action being taken by the Term Loan Collateral Representative is the subordination of Liens to other Liens, the consent to DIP Financing, or the consent to a sale of all or substantially all of the Term Loan Priority Collateral or (after the Discharge of ABL Obligations) all or substantially all of the Collateral, then “Requisite Term Holders” shall mean those Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties necessary to validly consent to the requested action in accordance with the applicable Term Loan Documents and Additional Term Documents,

 

(b)            except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among each Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, if the matter being consented to or the action being taken by the Term Loan Collateral Representative will affect the Term Loan Secured Parties in a manner different and materially adverse relative to the manner such matter or action affects any Additional Term Secured Parties (except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement), then “Requisite Term Holders” shall mean (1) Additional Term Secured Parties and/or Term Loan Secured Parties holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan Collateral Obligations (other than Term Loan Collateral Obligations in respect of Bank Products Agreements or Hedging Agreements at any time and for so long as there are any outstanding Term Loan Collateral Obligations in respect of the Term Loan Credit Agreement or any Additional Term Credit Facility) and (2) Term Loan Secured Parties holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan Obligations (other than Term Loan Obligations in respect of Bank Products Agreements or Hedging Agreements at any time and for so long as there are any outstanding Term Loan Obligations in respect of the Term Loan Credit Agreement), and

 

(c)            except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among each Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, if the matter being consented to or the action being taken by the Term Loan Collateral Representative will affect any Additional Term Agent or the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby in a manner different and materially adverse relative to the manner such matter or action affects the Term Loan Secured Parties or the other Additional Term Secured Parties (except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement), then “Requisite Term Holders” shall mean (1) Additional Term Secured Parties and/or Term Loan Secured Parties holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan Collateral Obligations (other than Term Loan Collateral Obligations in respect of Bank Products Agreements or Hedging Agreements at any time and for so long as there are any outstanding Term Loan Collateral Obligations in respect of the Term Loan Credit Agreement or any Additional Term Credit Facility) and (2) such Additional Term Agent and/or Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Additional Term Obligations (other than Additional Term Obligations in respect of Bank Products Agreements, Hedging Agreements or Management Guarantees at any time and for so long as there are any outstanding Additional Term Obligations in respect of any Additional Term Credit Facility).

 

 

 

 

S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a division of S&P Global, Inc., and its successors.

 

Secured Parties” shall mean the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Secured Parties and the Additional Term Secured Parties.

 

Series” shall mean (a) with respect to the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties, each of (i) the Term Loan Secured Parties (in their capacities as such) and (ii) the Additional Term Secured Parties that become subject to this Agreement after the date hereof that are represented by a common Additional Term Agent (in its capacity as such for such Additional Term Secured Parties), (b) with respect to any Term Loan Collateral Obligations, each of (i) the Term Loan Obligations and (ii) the Additional Term Obligations incurred pursuant to any Additional Term Credit Facility that is to be represented by a common Additional Term Agent (in its capacity as such for such Additional Term Obligations), (c) with respect to the ABL Secured Parties, each of the ABL Secured Parties (in their capacities as such) and (d) with respect to any ABL Obligations, each of the ABL Obligations.

 

Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity (a) of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity are at the time owned by such Person, or (b) the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person and, in the case of this clause (b), which is treated as a consolidated subsidiary for accounting purposes.

 

 

 

 

Temporary Cash Investments” shall mean any of the following: (i) any investment in (x) direct obligations of the United States of America, a member state of the European Union or any country in whose currency funds are being held pending their application in the making of an investment or capital expenditure by the Company or a Subsidiary in that country or with such funds, or any agency or instrumentality of any thereof, or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America or a member state of the European Union or any country in whose currency funds are being held pending their application in the making of an investment or capital expenditure by the Company or a Subsidiary in that country or with such funds, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, or obligations guaranteed by any of the foregoing or (y) direct obligations of any foreign country recognized by the United States of America rated at least “A” by S&P or “A-1” by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization as shall be approved by any Agent (other than any Designated Agent), in each case, in its reasonable judgment (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than the Designated Agent, as designated by the Company)), (ii) overnight bank deposits, and investments in time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and money market deposits (or, with respect to foreign banks, similar instruments) maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition thereof issued by (x) any bank or other institutional lender under the ABL Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Credit Agreement or any Additional Term Credit Facility or any affiliate thereof or (y) a bank or trust company that is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America having capital and surplus aggregating in excess of $250.0 million (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof) and whose long term debt is rated at least “A” by S&P or “A-1” by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization as shall be approved by any Agent (other than any Designated Agent), in each case, in its reasonable judgment (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company) at the time such Investment is made, (iii) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities or instruments of the types described in clause (i) or (ii) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (ii) above, (iv) Investments in commercial paper, maturing not more than 24 months after the date of acquisition, issued by a Person (other than that of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), with a rating at the time as of which any Investment therein is made of “P-2” (or higher) according to Moody’s or “A-2” (or higher) according to S&P (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization as shall be approved by any Agent (other than any Designated Agent), in each case, in its reasonable judgment (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company), (v) Investments in securities maturing not more than 24 months after the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and rated at least “BBB-” by S&P or “Baa3” by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization as shall be approved by any Agent (other than any Designated Agent), in each case, in its reasonable judgment (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company), (vi) Preferred Stock (other than of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) having a rating of “A” or higher by S&P or “A2” or higher by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization as shall be approved by any Agent (other than any Designated Agent), in each case, in its reasonable judgment (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company), (vii) investment funds investing at least 90.0% of their assets in securities of the type described in clauses (i)-(vi) above (which funds may also hold reasonable amounts of cash pending investment and/or distribution), (viii) any money market deposit accounts issued or offered by a domestic commercial bank or a commercial bank organized and located in a country recognized by the United States of America, in each case, having capital and surplus in excess of $250.0 million (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof), or investments in money market funds subject to the risk limiting conditions of Rule 2a-7 (or any successor rule) of the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and (ix) similar investments approved by the board of directors of the Company in the ordinary course of business.

 

Term DIP Financing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(c)(i).

 

 

 

 

Term Loan Agent” shall mean Alter Domus (US) LLC (as successor to Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.), in its capacity as collateral agent under the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, whether under the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement or any subsequent Term Loan Credit Agreement, as well as any Person designated as the “Agent” or “Collateral Agent” under any Term Loan Credit Agreement.

 

Term Loan Bank Products Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with a Term Loan Credit Party with the obligations of such Term Loan Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents, (b) was a Term Loan Agent, a Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender or an Affiliate of a Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender at the time of entry into such Bank Products Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Term Loan Bank Products Provider” shall mean any Person (other than a Term Bank Products Affiliate) that has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with a Term Loan Credit Party with the obligations of such Term Loan Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Term Loan Borrower” shall mean the Company, in its capacity as a borrower under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, together with its respective successors and assigns.

 

Term Loan Collateral Documents” shall mean all “Collateral Documents” as defined in the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement, and all other security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust and other collateral documents executed and delivered in connection with any Term Loan Credit Agreement, and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any Term Loan Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or modified from time to time.

 

Term Loan Collateral Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean an intercreditor agreement substantially in the Form of Exhibit M to the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Term Loan Collateral Obligations” shall mean the Term Loan Obligations and any Additional Term Obligations.

 

 

 

 

Term Loan Collateral Representative” shall mean the Term Loan Agent acting for the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties, unless the principal amount of Additional Term Obligations under any Additional Term Credit Facility exceeds the principal amount of Term Loan Obligations under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, and in such case (unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent or after the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, between any Additional Term Agents), the Additional Term Agent under such Additional Term Credit Facility (or, if there is more than one such Additional Term Credit Facility, the Additional Term Credit Facility under which the greatest principal amount of Additional Term Obligations is outstanding at the time) acting for the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties. In addition, in the event that any Additional Term Agent subordinates its security interest in any Term Loan Priority Collateral to the security interest of the ABL Agent as permitted by Section 2.1(a)(4) and (6) or which otherwise has an Impairment with respect to all or substantially all of the Term Loan Priority Collateral then such Additional Term Agent shall not serve as Term Loan Collateral Representative (unless (x) the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations has occurred and (y) either such Additional Term Agent is the only Additional Term Agent or each other Additional Term Agent has similarly subordinated its security interest) and, in such event the Term Loan Collateral Representative will be selected as if the disqualified Additional Term Agent and the Additional Term Obligations represented thereby did not exist.

 

Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties” shall mean the Term Loan Secured Parties and any Additional Term Secured Parties.

 

Term Loan Credit Agreement” shall mean (i) if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect, the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement and (ii) thereafter, if designated by the Company, any other credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any indebtedness or other financial accommodation that complies with clause (1) of the definition of “Additional Term Indebtedness” and has been incurred to refund, refinance, restructure, replace, renew, repay, increase or extend (whether in whole or in part and whether with the original agent and creditors or other agents and creditors or otherwise) the indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under (x) the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement or (y) any subsequent Term Loan Credit Agreement (in each case, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time); provided, that the requisite creditors party to such Term Loan Credit Agreement (or their agent or other representative on their behalf) shall agree, by a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to any Additional Term Agent (other than any Designated Agent) (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than the Term Loan Agent and any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company), that the obligations under such Term Loan Credit Agreement are subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Any reference to the Term Loan Credit Agreement shall be deemed a reference to any Term Loan Credit Agreement then in existence.

 

Term Loan Credit Agreement Lenders” shall mean the lenders, debtholders and other creditors party from time to time to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, together with their successors, assigns and transferees, as well as any Person designated as a “Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender” under the Term Loan Credit Agreement.

 

Term Loan Credit Parties” shall mean the Term Loan Borrower, the Term Loan Guarantors and each other direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company or any of its Affiliates that is now or hereafter becomes a party to any Term Loan Document.

 

 

 

 

Term Loan Documents” shall mean the Term Loan Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Guarantees, the Term Loan Collateral Documents, any Bank Products Agreements between any Term Loan Credit Party and any Term Loan Bank Products Affiliate or any Term Loan Bank Products Provider, any Hedging Agreements between any Term Loan Credit Party and any Term Loan Hedging Affiliate or any Term Loan Hedging Provider and those other ancillary agreements as to which the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party is a party or a beneficiary and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Term Loan Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and delivered to the Term Loan Agent, in connection with any of the foregoing or any Term Loan Credit Agreement, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Term Loan Guarantees” shall mean that certain guarantee agreement dated as of the date hereof by the Term Loan Guarantors in favor of the Term Loan Agent, and all other guarantees of any Term Loan Obligations of any Term Loan Credit Party by any other Term Loan Credit Party in favor of any Term Loan Secured Party, in each case as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Term Loan Guarantors” shall mean the collective reference to Holdings (so long as it is a guarantor under any of the Term Loan Guarantees), each of the Company’s Domestic Subsidiaries that is a guarantor under any of the Term Loan Guarantees and any other Person who becomes a guarantor under any of the Term Loan Guarantees, in each case unless and until released from its guarantee obligations.

 

Term Loan Hedging Affiliate” shall mean any Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender or any Affiliate of any Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender who (a) has entered into a Hedging Agreement with a Term Loan Credit Party with the obligations of such Term Loan Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents, (b) was a Term Loan Agent, a Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender or an Affiliate of a Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender at the time of entry into such Hedging Agreement, or on or prior to March 31, 2021, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Term Loan Hedging Provider” shall mean any Person (other than a Term Loan Hedging Affiliate) that has entered into a Hedging Agreement with a Term Loan Credit Party with the obligations of such Term Loan Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Term Loan Obligations” shall mean any and all loans and all other obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or after the commencement of any case with respect to any Term Loan Credit Party under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Insolvency Proceeding, owing by each Term Loan Credit Party from time to time to the Term Loan Agent, the “administrative agent” or “agent” under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Credit Agreement Lenders or any of them, any Term Loan Bank Products Affiliates, any Term Loan Hedging Affiliates, any Term Loan Bank Products Providers or any Term Loan Hedging Providers under any Term Loan Document, whether for principal, interest (including interest, fees and expenses which, but for the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to such Term Loan Credit Party, would have accrued on any Term Loan Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Term Loan Credit Party for such interest, fees and expenses in the related Insolvency Proceeding), reimbursement for amounts drawn under letters of credit, payments for early termination of Hedging Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, and all other amounts owing or due under the terms of the Term Loan Documents, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time, including all “Obligations” as defined in the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement.

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan Priority Account” means one or more deposit and/or securities accounts of the Grantors (identified to the ABL Agent in writing by the Term Loan Agent from time to time) that (a) is subject to a blocked account agreement in favor of the Term Loan Agent (who shall have first priority rights with respect to exercising control over such account) and (b) solely contains identifiable Proceeds of any Term Loan Priority Collateral and any interest deposited therein.

 

Term Loan Priority Collateral Documents” shall mean the Term Loan Documents and any Additional Term Documents, as applicable.

 

Term Loan Priority Collateral” shall mean all Collateral, other than the ABL Priority Collateral, including all Real Property, Equipment, Intellectual Property and Capital Stock of the Company and its direct or indirect Subsidiaries, collateral security and guarantees with respect to any Term Loan Priority Collateral and all cash, Money, instruments, securities, financial assets and deposit accounts directly received as identifiable Proceeds of any Term Loan Priority Collateral (such Proceeds, “Term Priority Proceeds”); provided, however, no Proceeds of Term Priority Proceeds will constitute Term Loan Priority Collateral unless such Proceeds of Term Priority Proceeds would otherwise constitute Term Loan Priority Collateral or are credited to any Term Loan Priority Account, provided, further that under no circumstance shall Excluded Assets (as defined in the next succeeding sentence) be Term Loan Priority Collateral. As used in this definition of “Term Loan Priority Collateral,” the term “Excluded Assets” shall have the meaning provided (x) prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, in the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect), or in any other Additional Term Credit Facility then in effect (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is not then in effect) or the Term Loan Collateral Documents relating thereto, and (y) from and after the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, in the applicable Additional Term Credit Facility then in effect which is designated as applicable for the purposes of this definition or the Additional Term Collateral Documents relating thereto.

 

Term Loan Recovery” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b).

 

Term Loan Secured Parties” shall mean the Term Loan Agent, all Term Loan Credit Agreement Lenders, all Term Loan Bank Products Affiliates, all Term Loan Bank Products Providers, all Term Loan Hedging Affiliates, all Term Loan Hedging Providers and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof, as well as any Person designated as a “Term Loan Secured Party” or “Secured Party” under any Term Loan Credit Agreement.

 

 

 

 

Trade Secret Licenses” shall mean, with respect to any Credit Party, all United States written license agreements of such Credit Party providing for the grant by or to such Credit Party of any right under any United States trade secrets, including know how, processes, formulae, compositions, designs, and confidential business and technical information, and all rights of any kind whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto, other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Company or such Credit Party, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

Trade Secrets” shall mean with respect to any Credit Party, all of such Credit Party’s right, title and interest in and to all United States trade secrets, including know how, processes, formulae, compositions, designs, and confidential business and technical information, and all rights of any kind whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto, including (i) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses, non disclosure agreements and memoranda of understanding entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past or future misappropriations thereof, and (ii) the right to sue or otherwise recover for past, present or future misappropriations thereof.

 

Trademark License” shall mean any written agreement governed by the laws of any state of the United States, now or hereafter in effect, to which a Credit Party is a party granting to such Credit Party any right to use any United States trademark or name owned by any third party (including any such rights that such Credit Party has the right to license).

 

Trademarks” shall mean all of the following which any Credit Party owns: (a) all trademarks, service marks, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade dress, logos, other source or business identifiers and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations thereof (if any), and all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and registration applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any State of the United States (except for “intent-to-use” applications for trademark or service mark registrations filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, unless and until an Amendment to Allege Use or a Statement of Use under Sections 1(c) and 1(d) of the Lanham Act has been filed and accepted, to the extent that, and solely during the period for which, any assignment of, or grant a security interest in, an “intent-to-use” application prior to such filing and acceptance would violate the Lanham Act or impair the validity or enforceability of, or render void or voidable or result in the cancellation of the applicable Credit Party’s right, title or interest therein or any trademark or service mark registration that issues as a result of such application under applicable federal law), and all renewals thereof, (b) all goodwill associated therewith or symbolized thereby, (c) all claims for, and rights to sue for, past or future infringements of any of the foregoing and (d) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to any of the foregoing, including damages and payments for past or future infringement thereof.

 

 

 

 

Uniform Commercial Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be in effect in the State of New York; provided that to the extent that the Uniform Commercial Code is used to define any term in any security document and such term is defined differently in differing Articles of the Uniform Commercial Code, the definition of such term contained in Article 9 shall govern; provided, further, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection, publication or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Liens of any Party is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code or foreign personal property security laws as enacted and in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “Uniform Commercial Code” will mean the Uniform Commercial Code or such foreign personal property security laws as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.

 

Section 1.3 Rules of Construction Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the term “including” is not limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Article, section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, restatements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, restatements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein). Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns. Any reference herein to the repayment in full of an obligation shall mean the payment in full in cash of such obligation, or in such other manner as may be approved in writing by the requisite holders or representatives in respect of such obligation.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

Lien Priority

 

Section 2.1 Agreement to Subordinate (a) Notwithstanding (i) the date, time, method, manner, or order of grant, attachment, or perfection (including any defect or deficiency or alleged defect or deficiency in any of the foregoing) of any Liens granted to the ABL Agent or the ABL Secured Parties in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral, or of any Liens granted to the Term Loan Agent or the Term Loan Secured Parties in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral, or of any Liens granted to any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Parties in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral, and regardless of how any such Lien was acquired (whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise), (ii) the order or time of filing or recordation of any document or instrument for perfecting the Liens in favor of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Term Agent (or the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Secured Parties or any Additional Term Secured Parties) in any Collateral, (iii) any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable law, or of the ABL Documents, the Term Loan Documents or any Additional Term Documents, (iv) whether the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Term Agent, in each case, either directly or through agents, holds possession of, or has control over, all or any part of the Collateral, (v) the fact that any such Liens in favor of the ABL Agent or the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Agent or the Term Loan Secured Parties or any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Parties securing any of the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Term Obligations, respectively, are (x) subordinated to any Lien securing any obligation of any Credit Party other than the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Term Obligations (in the case of the ABL Obligations) or the ABL Obligations (in the case of the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Term Obligations), respectively, or (y) otherwise subordinated, voided, avoided, invalidated or lapsed or (vi) any other circumstance of any kind or nature whatsoever, the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agree that:

 

 

 

 

(1)            any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Parties that secures all or any portion of the Term Loan Obligations, and any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations, shall in all respects be junior and subordinate to all Liens granted to the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties in the ABL Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of the ABL Obligations;

 

(2)            any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the ABL Obligations shall in all respects be senior and prior to all Liens granted to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party in the ABL Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Term Loan Obligations, and all Liens granted to any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Parties in the ABL Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations;

 

(3)            any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the ABL Obligations, shall in all respects be junior and subordinate to all Liens granted to the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties in the Term Loan Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Term Loan Obligations;

 

(4)            any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the ABL Obligations, shall in all respects be junior and subordinate to all Liens granted to any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Parties in the Term Loan Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of any Additional Term Obligations (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties);

 

(5)            any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Term Loan Obligations shall in all respects be senior and prior to all Liens granted to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party in the Term Loan Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of the ABL Obligations;

 

 

 

 

(6)            any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations shall in all respects be senior and prior to all Liens granted to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party in the Term Loan Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of the ABL Obligations (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties);

 

(7)            any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations shall in all respects be pari passu and equal in priority with any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Term Loan Obligations (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Party subordinates itself to any of the ABL Agent or the ABL Secured Parties with respect to any Term Loan Priority Collateral in a separate writing as permitted by paragraphs (4) and (6) of this Section 2.1(a) then such Additional Term Agent and Additional Term Secured Parties shall not be pari passu with the Term Loan Agent and Term Loan Secured Parties with respect to any Term Loan Priority Collateral so subordinated but rather shall be junior and subordinate to the Term Loan Agent and Term Loan Secured Parties with respect to such Term Loan Priority Collateral; and

 

(8)            any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations shall in all respects be pari passu and equal in priority with any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any other Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party represented by such other Additional Term Agent that secures all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Party subordinates itself to any of the ABL Agent or the ABL Secured Parties with respect to any Term Loan Priority Collateral in a separate writing as permitted by paragraphs (4) and (6) of this Section 2.1(a) then such Additional Term Agent and Additional Term Secured Parties shall not be pari passu with the other Additional Term Agent and the other Additional Term Secured Parties with respect to any Term Loan Priority Collateral so subordinated but rather shall be junior and subordinate to the other Additional Term Agent and the other Additional Term Secured Parties with respect to such Term Loan Priority Collateral.

 

 

 

 

(b)            Notwithstanding any failure by any ABL Secured Party, Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Term Secured Party to perfect its security interests in the Collateral or any avoidance, invalidation, priming or subordination by any third party or court of competent jurisdiction (including in any Insolvency Proceeding) of the security interests in the Collateral granted to the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Secured Parties or any Additional Term Secured Parties:

 

(1)            the priority and rights as between the ABL Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Term Loan Secured Parties, on the other hand, with respect to the Collateral shall be as set forth herein;

 

(2)            the priority and rights as between the ABL Secured Parties, on the one hand, and any Additional Term Secured Parties, on the other hand, with respect to the Collateral shall be as set forth herein (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between any applicable Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties);

 

(3)            the priority and rights as between the Term Loan Secured Parties, on the one hand, and any Additional Term Secured Parties, on the other hand, with respect to the Collateral shall be as set forth herein (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Credit Agreement Lenders); and

 

(4)            the priority and rights as between any Additional Term Agent and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, on the one hand, and any other Additional Term Agent and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, on the other hand, with respect to the Collateral shall be as set forth herein (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agents, each on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby).

 

 

 

  

(c)            The Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, acknowledges and agrees that (x) concurrently herewith, the ABL Agent, for the benefit of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, has been granted Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the Term Loan Agent has been granted Liens and the Term Loan Agent hereby consents thereto and (y) any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties, may be granted Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the Term Loan Agent has been granted Liens and the Term Loan Agent hereby consents thereto. The ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, acknowledges and agrees that (x) concurrently herewith, the Term Loan Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, has been granted Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the ABL Agent has been granted Liens and the ABL Agent hereby consents thereto and (y) any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties, may be granted Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the ABL Agent has been granted Liens and the ABL Agent hereby consents thereto. Any Additional Term Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, acknowledges and agrees, concurrently with becoming a party hereto, that (x) the ABL Agent, for the benefit of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, was granted Liens upon all of the Collateral in which such Additional Term Agent is being granted Liens and such Additional Term Agent hereby consents thereto, (y) the Term Loan Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, was granted Liens upon all of the Collateral in which such Additional Term Agent is being granted Liens and such Additional Term Agent hereby consents thereto and (z) any other Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, may be granted Liens upon all of the Collateral in which such Additional Term Agent has been granted Liens and such Additional Term Agent hereby consents thereto. The subordination of Liens by the Term Loan Agent in favor of the ABL Agent, by the ABL Agent in favor of the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent, and by any Additional Term Agent in favor of the ABL Agent, in each case as set forth herein, shall not be deemed to subordinate the Liens of the Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent or any Additional Term Agent to the Liens of any other Person. The provision of pari passu and equal priority as between Liens of the Term Loan Agent and Liens of any Additional Term Agent, or as between Liens of any Additional Term Agent and Liens of any other Additional Term Agent, in each case as set forth herein, shall not be deemed to subordinate the Liens of the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Term Agent to the Liens of any Person other than the ABL Agent as and to the extent set forth herein, or to provide that the Liens of the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Term Agent will be pari passu or of equal priority with the Liens of any other Person.

 

(d)            Lien priority as among the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations and the Additional Term Obligations with respect to any Collateral will be governed solely by this Agreement, except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by or among any applicable Parties to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 2.1(a) above (including pursuant to the Term Loan Collateral Intercreditor Agreement if entered into in the future).

 

 

 

 

(e)            The Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and each Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby acknowledges and agrees that, it is the intention of the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties of each Series that the holders of Term Loan Collateral Obligations of such Series (and not the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties of any other Series) bear the risk of (i) any determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that (x) any of the Term Loan Collateral Obligations of such Series are unenforceable under applicable law or are subordinated to any other obligations (other than another Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations), (y) any of the Term Loan Collateral Obligations of such Series do not have an enforceable security interest in any of the Collateral securing any other Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations and/or (z) any intervening security interest exists securing any other obligations (other than another Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations) on a basis ranking prior to the security interest of such Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations but junior to the security interest of any other Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations or (ii) the existence of any Collateral for any other Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations that is not also Collateral for the other Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations (any such condition referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) with respect to any Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations, an “Impairment” of such Series). In the event of any Impairment with respect to any Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations, the results of such Impairment shall be borne solely by the holders of such Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations, and the rights of the holders of such Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations (including the right to receive distributions in respect of such Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations pursuant to Section 4.1) set forth herein shall be modified to the extent necessary so that the effects of such Impairment are borne solely by the holders of the Series of such Term Loan Collateral Obligations subject to such Impairment.

 

Section 2.2 Waiver of Right to Contest Liens (a) The Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of, or the allowability of the claims asserted by, the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement. Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that none of the Term Loan Agent or the Term Loan Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party under the ABL Documents with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral. Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, hereby waives any and all rights it or the Term Loan Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any ABL Priority Collateral.

 

 

 

 

(b)            The Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of, or the allowability of the claims asserted by, any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties). Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 2.3(g), the Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that none of the Term Loan Agent or the Term Loan Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party under any Additional Term Documents with respect to the Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties). Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, and, for the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 2.3(g), the Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, hereby waives any and all rights it or the Term Loan Secured Parties may have as a pari passu lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).

 

(c)            The ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of, or the allowability of the claims asserted by, any Term Loan Agent and any Term Loan Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement. Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, the ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that none of the ABL Agent or the ABL Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party under the Term Loan Documents, with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral. Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, the ABL Agent, for itself and on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties, hereby waives any and all rights it or the ABL Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any Term Loan Priority Collateral.

 

(d)            The ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of, or the allowability of the claims asserted by, any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties). Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, the ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that none of the ABL Agent or the ABL Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party under any Additional Term Documents, with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties). Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, the ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, hereby waives any and all rights it or the ABL Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any Term Loan Priority Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).

 

 

 

 

(e)            Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of, or the allowability of the claims asserted by, the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement. Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of such Additional Term Agent and Additional Term Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party under the ABL Documents with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral. Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives any and all rights it or such Additional Term Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any ABL Priority Collateral.

 

(f)             Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of, or the allowability of the claims asserted by, the Term Loan Agent or the Term Loan Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties). Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, and, for the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 2.3(g), any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of such Additional Term Agent and Additional Term Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party under the Term Loan Documents with respect to the Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties). Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, and subject to Section 2.3(g), any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives any and all rights it or such Additional Term Secured Parties may have as a pari passu lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).

 

 

 

 

(g)            Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of, or the allowability of the claims asserted by, any other Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Parties represented by such other Additional Term Agent in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby). Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, and, for the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 2.3(g), any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of such Additional Term Agent and Additional Term Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by any other Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party represented by such other Additional Term Agent under any applicable Additional Term Documents with respect to the Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby). Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, and subject to Section 2.3(g), any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives any and all rights it or such Additional Term Secured Parties may have as a pari passu lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which any other Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party represented by such other Additional Term Agent seeks to enforce its Liens in any Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby).

 

(h)            For the avoidance of doubt, the assertion of priority rights established under the terms of this Agreement or in any separate writing between any of the parties hereto shall not be considered a challenge to Lien priority of any Party prohibited by this Section 2.2.

 

 

 

 

Section 2.3 Remedies Standstill (a) The Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that, until the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred, neither the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, as applicable) nor any Term Loan Secured Party will, or will seek to, Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies (or institute or join in any action or proceeding with respect to the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies) with respect to any of the ABL Priority Collateral without the written consent of the ABL Agent and will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral, it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by the Term Loan Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the ABL Agent after the earlier to occur of (x) the Term Loan Agent’s actual knowledge of such deposit and that such Proceeds constitute ABL Priority Collateral or (y) receipt by the Term Loan Agent of a Cash Proceeds Notice; provided that the Term Loan Agent shall have no obligation to remit such Proceeds unless the Term Loan Agent is entitled to direct disposition of such Proceeds under the applicable account control agreement governing such Deposit Account at such time. Subject to Section 2.3(g) hereof, from and after the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred (or prior thereto upon obtaining the written consent of the ABL Agent), the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under the Term Loan Documents or applicable law as to any ABL Priority Collateral; provided, however, that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party may:

 

(i)             file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the Term Loan Obligations; provided that an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;

 

(ii)            take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral, or the rights of the ABL Agent or any of the ABL Secured Parties to exercise rights, powers, and/or remedies in respect thereof, including those under Article 6) in order to create, prove, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its Lien on and rights in, and the perfection and priority of its Lien on, any of the ABL Priority Collateral;

 

(iii)           file any necessary or appropriate responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims or Liens of the Term Loan Secured Parties, including any claims secured by the Term Loan Priority Collateral or the ABL Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(iv)           file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with, or prohibited by, the terms of this Agreement or applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction) and, subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section, any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to secured creditors solely with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral; and 

 

(v)            vote on any Plan of Reorganization, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions (including in support of or opposition to, as applicable, the confirmation or approval of any Plan of Reorganization) that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of the other provisions of this Agreement, any vote to accept, and any other act to support the confirmation or approval of, any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization shall be inconsistent with and accordingly, a violation of the terms of this Agreement, and the ABL Agent shall be entitled to have any such vote to accept a Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization changed and any such support of any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization withdrawn.

 

 

 

  

(b)            [reserved]

 

(c)            The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that until the date upon which the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred, neither the ABL Agent nor any ABL Secured Party will, or will seek to, Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies (or institute or join in any action or proceeding with respect to the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies) with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral without the written consent of the Term Loan Agent, and will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of the Term Loan Priority Collateral, it being understood and agreed that (x) if the ABL Agent does not otherwise have actual knowledge at the time when such Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral are deposited in a Deposit Account that constitutes ABL Priority Collateral that such Proceeds constitute Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral, then neither the ABL Agent nor any ABL Secured Party shall have any obligation to pay over any Proceeds of such Term Loan Priority Collateral; provided, that in the event that the ABL Agent is notified in writing by the Term Loan Collateral Representative within six days after the deposit of such Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral in a Deposit Account that constitutes ABL Priority Collateral, which notification identifies the amount and specifies the origin thereof, and if such Proceeds do constitute Term Loan Priority Collateral, then to the extent that the ABL Agent subsequently receives cash Proceeds that constitute ABL Priority Collateral, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the ABL Agent shall turn over to the Term Loan Collateral Representative a portion of such proceeds equal to the amount of the Proceeds of the Term Loan Priority Collateral previously received by the ABL Agent and applied to the ABL Obligations, and (y) the temporary deposit of Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by the ABL Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the Term Loan Collateral Representative. Subject to Sections 2.3(d) and 2.3(j) hereof, from and after the date upon which the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred (or prior thereto upon obtaining the written consent of the Term Loan Agent), the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under the ABL Documents or applicable law as to any Term Loan Priority Collateral; provided, however, that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party may:

 

(i)              file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the ABL Obligations; provided that an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;

 

(ii)             take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the Term Loan Priority Collateral, or the rights of the Term Loan Agent or any of the Term Loan Secured Parties to exercise rights, powers, and/or remedies in respect thereof, including those under Article 6) in order to create, prove, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its Lien on and rights in, and the perfection and priority of its Lien on, any of the Term Loan Priority Collateral;

 

 

 

 

(iii)            file any necessary or appropriate responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims or Liens of the ABL Secured Parties, including any claims secured by the ABL Priority Collateral or the Term Loan Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(iv)            file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with, or prohibited by, the terms of this Agreement or applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction) and, subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section, any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to secured creditors solely with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral; and

 

(v)            vote on any Plan of Reorganization, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions (including in support of or opposition to, as applicable, the confirmation or approval of any Plan of Reorganization) that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of the other provisions of this Agreement, any vote to accept, and any other act to support the confirmation or approval of, any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization shall be inconsistent with and accordingly, a violation of the terms of this Agreement, and the Term Loan Agent shall be entitled to have any such vote to accept a Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization changed and any such support of any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization withdrawn.

 

(d)            The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that until the date upon which the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations shall have occurred, neither the ABL Agent nor any ABL Secured Party will, or will seek to, Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies (or institute or join in any action or proceeding with respect to the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies) with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral without the written consent of each Additional Term Agent, and will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of the Term Loan Priority Collateral (except, in each case, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between each such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties), it being understood and agreed that (x) if the ABL Agent does not otherwise have actual knowledge at the time when such Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral are deposited in a Deposit Account that constitutes ABL Priority Collateral that such Proceeds constitute Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral, then neither the ABL Agent nor any ABL Secured Party shall have any obligation to pay over any Proceeds of such Term Loan Priority Collateral; provided, that in the event that the ABL Agent is notified in writing by the Term Loan Collateral Representative within six days after the deposit of such Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral in a Deposit Account that constitutes ABL Priority Collateral, which notification identifies the amount and specifies the origin thereof, and if such Proceeds do constitute Term Loan Priority Collateral, then to the extent that the ABL Agent subsequently receives cash Proceeds that constitute ABL Priority Collateral, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the ABL Agent shall turn over to the Term Loan Collateral Representative a portion of such proceeds equal to the amount of the Proceeds of the Term Loan Priority Collateral previously received by the ABL Agent and applied to the ABL Obligations, and (y)the temporary deposit of Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by the ABL Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the Term Loan Collateral Representative. Subject to Sections 2.3(c) and 2.3(j) hereof, from and after the date upon which the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations shall have occurred (or prior thereto upon obtaining the written consent of each Additional Term Agent), the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under the ABL Documents or applicable law as to any Term Loan Priority Collateral; provided, however, that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party may:

 

 

 

 

(i)              file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the ABL Obligations; provided that an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;

 

(ii)             take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the Term Loan Priority Collateral, or the rights of each Additional Term Agent or any of the Additional Term Secured Parties to exercise rights, powers, and/or remedies in respect thereof, including those under Article 6) in order to create, prove, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its Lien on and rights in, and the perfection and priority of its Lien on, any of the Term Loan Priority Collateral;

 

(iii)            file any necessary or appropriate responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims or Liens of the ABL Secured Parties, including any claims secured by the ABL Priority Collateral or the Term Loan Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(iv)            file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with, or prohibited by, the terms of this Agreement or applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction) and, subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section, any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to secured creditors solely with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral; and

 

(v)            vote on any Plan of Reorganization, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions (including in support of or opposition to, as applicable, the confirmation or approval of any Plan of Reorganization) that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of the other provisions of this Agreement, any vote to accept, and any other act to support the confirmation or approval of, any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization shall be inconsistent with and accordingly, a violation of the terms of this Agreement, and each Additional Term Agent shall be entitled to have any such vote to accept a Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization changed and any such support of any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization withdrawn.

 

 

 

 

(e)            Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that until the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred, neither such Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) nor any such Additional Term Secured Party will, or will seek to, Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies (or institute or join in any action or proceeding with respect to the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies) with respect to any of the ABL Priority Collateral without the written consent of the ABL Agent and will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral, it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by such Additional Term Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the ABL Agent after the earlier to occur of (x) such Additional Term Agent’s actual knowledge of such deposit and that such Proceeds constitute ABL Priority Collateral or (y) receipt by such Additional Term Agent of a Cash Proceeds Notice; provided that such Additional Term Agent shall have no obligation to remit such Proceeds unless such Additional Term Agent is entitled to direct disposition of such Proceeds under the applicable account control agreement governing such Deposit Account at such time. Subject to Sections 2.3(f) and 2.3(g) hereof, from and after the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred (or prior thereto upon obtaining the written consent of the ABL Agent), any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under any Additional Term Documents or applicable law as to any ABL Priority Collateral; provided, however, that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by any Additional Term Agent or Additional Term Secured Party is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party may:

  

(i)              file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the Additional Term Obligations; provided that an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;

 

(ii)             take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral, or the rights of the ABL Agent or any of the ABL Secured Parties to exercise rights, powers, and/or remedies in respect thereof, including those under Article 6) in order to create, prove, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its Lien on and rights in, and the perfection and priority of its Lien on, any of the ABL Priority Collateral;

 

(iii)            file any necessary or appropriate responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims or Liens of the Additional Term Secured Parties, including any claims secured by the ABL Priority Collateral or the Term Loan Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(iv)            file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with, or prohibited by, the terms of this Agreement or applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction) and, subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section, any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to secured creditors solely with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral; and

 

 

 

  

(v)            vote on any Plan of Reorganization, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions (including in support of or opposition to, as applicable, the confirmation or approval of any Plan of Reorganization) that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of the other provisions of this Agreement, any vote to accept, and any other act to support the confirmation or approval of, any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization shall be inconsistent with and accordingly, a violation of the terms of this Agreement, and each ABL Agent shall be entitled to have any such vote to accept a Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization changed and any such support of any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization withdrawn.

 

(f)             [reserved]

 

(g)            Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that such Additional Term Agent and such Additional Term Secured Parties will not, and will not seek to, Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies (or institute or join in any action or proceeding with respect to the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies) with respect to any of the Collateral without the written consent of the Term Loan Collateral Representative and will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among each Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties), it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by such Additional Term Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the Term Loan Collateral Representative after the earlier to occur of (x) such Additional Term Agent’s actual knowledge of such deposit or (y) receipt by such Additional Term Agent of a Cash Proceeds Notice; provided that such Additional Term Agent shall have no obligation to remit such Proceeds unless such Additional Term Agent is entitled to direct disposition of such Proceeds under the applicable account control agreement governing such Deposit Account at such time; provided that nothing in this sentence shall prohibit any Additional Term Agent from taking such actions in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable. The Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties will not, and will not seek to, Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies (or institute or join in any action or proceeding with respect to the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies) with respect to any of the Collateral without the written consent of the Term Loan Collateral Representative and will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among each Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties), it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by the Term Loan Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the Term Loan Collateral Representative after the earlier to occur of (x) the Term Loan Agent’s actual knowledge of such deposit or (y) receipt by the Term Loan Agent of a Cash Proceeds Notice; provided that the Term Loan Agent shall have no obligation to remit such Proceeds unless the Term Loan Agent is entitled to direct disposition of such Proceeds under the applicable account control agreement governing such Deposit Account at such time; provided that nothing in this sentence shall prohibit the Term Loan Agent from taking such actions in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable. Subject to Section 2.3(a) hereof, the Term Loan Collateral Representative may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under the Term Loan Priority Collateral Documents or applicable law as to any Collateral; provided, however, that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by the Term Loan Collateral Representative is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 hereof. Each Term Loan Collateral Secured Party hereby appoints the Term Loan Collateral Representative as its agent to exercise all remedies under all Term Loan Collateral Documents and Additional Term Collateral Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party and any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party may:

 

 

 

  

(i)              file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the Term Loan Obligations or the Additional Term Obligations respectively; provided that an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;

 

(ii)             take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the Term Loan Priority Collateral, or the rights of the Term Loan Agent or any of the Term Loan Secured Parties or any Additional Term Agent or any of the Additional Term Secured Parties to exercise rights, powers, and/or remedies in respect thereof, including those under Article 6) in order to create, prove, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its Lien on and rights in, and the perfection and priority of its Lien on, any of the Term Loan Priority Collateral;

 

(iii)            file any necessary or appropriate responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims or Liens of the Term Loan Secured Parties or the Additional Term Secured Parties respectively, including any claims secured by the ABL Priority Collateral or the Term Loan Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(iv)           file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with, or prohibited by, the terms of this Agreement or applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction) and, subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section, any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to secured creditors solely with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral or the Term Loan Priority Collateral; and

 

(v)            vote on any Plan of Reorganization, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions (including in support of or opposition to, as applicable, the confirmation or approval of any Plan of Reorganization) that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of the other provisions of this Agreement, any vote to accept, and any other act to support the confirmation or approval of, any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization shall be inconsistent with and accordingly, a violation of the terms of this Agreement, and the Term Loan Agent and each Additional Term Agent shall be entitled to have any such vote to accept a Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization changed and any such support of any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization withdrawn.

  

 

 

 

(h)            [reserved]

 

(i)             [reserved]

 

(j)             [reserved]

 

(k)            Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent (i) the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party or any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party from objecting to any proposed retention of Collateral by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party in full or partial satisfaction of any Term Loan Obligations, (ii) the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party or any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party from objecting to any proposed retention of Collateral by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party in full or partial satisfaction of any ABL Obligations or (iii) the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party or the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party, or any other Additional Term Agent or any other Additional Term Secured Party, from objecting to any proposed retention of Collateral by any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party in full or partial satisfaction of any Additional Term Obligations.

 

Section 2.4 Exercise of Rights

 

(a)            Notice of ABL Agent’s Lien.

 

(i)             Without limiting Section 2.3 hereof, the Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, until the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred, in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or any Term Loan Secured Party with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral, the Term Loan Agent or such Term Loan Secured Party, as applicable, shall advise any purchaser or transferee of any ABL Priority Collateral in writing that the sale (whether public, private, by foreclosure, or otherwise) or other transfer is subject to the Liens of the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties, unless the ABL Agent otherwise consents in writing. In addition, the Term Loan Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, that, until the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred, any notice of any proposed foreclosure or sale of any ABL Priority Collateral and any other notice in connection with the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect thereto shall state prominently and clearly that the sale is subject to the ABL Agent’s and the ABL Secured Parties’ prior Liens and that such Liens shall continue as against the ABL Priority Collateral to be sold, unless the ABL Agent otherwise consents in writing.

 

 

 

  

(ii)            Without limiting Section 2.3 hereof, any Additional Term Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, until the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred, in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by such Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or any such Additional Term Secured Party with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral, such Additional Term Agent or Additional Term Secured Party, as applicable, shall advise any purchaser or transferee of any ABL Priority Collateral in writing that the sale (whether public, private, by foreclosure, or otherwise) or other transfer is subject to the Liens of the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties, unless the ABL Agent otherwise consents in writing. In addition, any Additional Term Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, that, until the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred, any notice of any proposed foreclosure or sale of any ABL Priority Collateral and any other notice in connection with the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect thereto shall state prominently and clearly that the sale is subject to the ABL Agent’s and the ABL Secured Parties’ prior Liens and that such Liens shall continue as against the ABL Priority Collateral to be sold, unless the ABL Agent otherwise consents in writing.

 

(b)            Notice of Term Loan Agent’s Lien. Without limiting Section 2.3 hereof, the ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, until the date upon which the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred, in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral, the ABL Agent or such ABL Secured Party, as applicable, shall advise any purchaser or transferee of any Term Loan Priority Collateral in writing that the sale (whether public, private, by foreclosure, or otherwise) or other transfer is subject to the Liens of the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties, unless the Term Loan Agent otherwise consents in writing. In addition, the ABL Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, that, until the date upon which the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred, any notice of any proposed foreclosure or sale of any Term Loan Priority Collateral and any other notice in connection with the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect thereto shall state prominently and clearly that the sale is subject to the Term Loan Agent’s and the Term Loan Secured Parties’ prior Liens and that such Liens shall continue as against the Term Loan Priority Collateral to be sold, unless the Term Loan Agent otherwise consents in writing.

 

(c)            Notice of Additional Term Agent’s Lien. Without limiting Section 2.3 hereof, the ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, until the date upon which the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations shall have occurred, in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party with respect to any Term Loan Priority Collateral, the ABL Agent or such ABL Secured Party, as applicable, shall advise any purchaser or transferee of any Term Loan Priority Collateral in writing that the sale (whether public, private, by foreclosure, or otherwise) or other transfer is subject to the Liens of any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Parties (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties). In addition, the ABL Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, that, until the date upon which the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations shall have occurred, any notice of any proposed foreclosure or sale of any Term Loan Priority Collateral and any other notice in connection with the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect thereto shall state prominently and clearly that the sale is subject to any Additional Term Agent’s and any Additional Term Secured Parties’ prior Liens and that such Liens shall continue as against the Term Loan Priority Collateral to be sold (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).

 

 

 

 

 

(d)            [Reserved]

 

(e)             No Other Restrictions.

 

(i)              Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, each of the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Secured Parties, the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Parties shall have any and all rights and remedies it may have as a creditor under applicable law, including the right to the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Parties, solely as among such Parties and the Secured Parties represented thereby), provided, however, that the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to the Collateral shall be subject to the Lien Priority and to the provisions of this Agreement, including Sections 2.3 and 4.1 hereof. The ABL Agent may enforce the provisions of the ABL Documents, the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) may enforce the provisions of the Term Loan Documents, any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) may enforce the provisions of the Additional Term Documents, and each may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies, all in such order and in such manner as each may determine in the exercise of its sole discretion, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and mandatory provisions of applicable law (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Parties, solely as among such Parties and the Secured Parties represented thereby); provided, however, that each of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) and any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) agrees to provide to each other such Party copies of any notices that it is required under applicable law to deliver to any Borrower or any Guarantor; provided, further, however, that the ABL Agent’s failure to provide any such copies to any other such Party shall not impair any of the ABL Agent’s rights hereunder or under any of the ABL Documents, the Term Loan Agent’s failure to provide any such copies to any other such Party shall not impair any of the Term Loan Agent’s rights hereunder or under any of the Term Loan Documents and any failure by any Additional Term Agent to provide any such copies to any other such Party shall not impair any of such Additional Term Agent’s rights hereunder or under any of the Additional Term Documents.

 

 

 

 

(ii)             Each of the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) and the Term Loan Secured Parties agrees that it will not institute or join in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against the ABL Agent or any other ABL Secured Party seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to, any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken. Each of the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) and the Term Loan Secured Parties agrees that it will not institute or join in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against any Additional Term Agent or any other Additional Term Secured Party seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to, any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken (except as may be separately agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby and the Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).

 

(iii)            Each of the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties agrees that it will not institute or join in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against the Term Loan Agent or any other Term Loan Secured Party seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to, any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken. Each of the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties agrees that it will not institute or join in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against any Additional Term Agent or any other Additional Term Secured Party seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to, any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).

 

 

 

 

(iv)            Each of any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if and as applicable) and each Additional Term Secured Party agrees that it will not institute or join in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against the ABL Agent or any other ABL Secured Party seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to, any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties). Each of any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if and as applicable) and each Additional Term Secured Party agrees that it will not institute or join in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against the Term Loan Agent or any other Term Loan Secured Party seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to, any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties). Each of any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if and as applicable) and each Additional Term Secured Party represented thereby agrees that it will not institute or join in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against any other Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party represented by such other Additional Term Agent, seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to, any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby).

 

 

 

 

(f)            Release of Liens.

 

(i)            In the event of (A) any private or public sale of all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by or with the consent of the ABL Agent, (B) any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral, so long as such sale, transfer or other disposition is then permitted by the ABL Documents, (C) the release of the ABL Secured Parties’ Lien on all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral, which release under clause (C) shall have been approved by the Requisite ABL Holders or (D) the release of the ABL Secured Parties’ Liens on ABL Priority Collateral of a Guarantor upon the termination and discharge of the applicable subsidiary guaranty in accordance with the terms of the ABL Documents, in the case of clauses (B), (C) and (D) only to the extent occurring prior to the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred and not in connection with a Discharge of ABL Obligations (and irrespective of whether an Event of Default has occurred), (x) the Term Loan Agent agrees, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, that (so long as, if applicable, the net cash proceeds of any such sale, if any, described in clause (A) above are applied as provided in Section 4.1 hereof and there is a corresponding release of the Liens on such ABL Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations) such sale or release will be free and clear of the Liens on such ABL Priority Collateral securing the Term Loan Obligations, and the Term Loan Agent’s and the Term Loan Secured Parties’ Liens with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral so sold, transferred, disposed or released shall terminate and be automatically released without further action and (y) any Additional Term Agent agrees, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, that (so long as, if applicable, the net cash proceeds of any such sale, if any, described in clause (A) above are applied as provided in Section 4.1 hereof and there is a corresponding release of the Liens on such ABL Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations) such sale or release will be free and clear of the Liens on such ABL Priority Collateral securing the Additional Term Obligations, and such Additional Term Agent’s and the applicable Additional Term Secured Parties’ Liens with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral so sold, transferred, disposed or released shall terminate and be automatically released without further action. In furtherance of, and subject to, the foregoing, each of the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent agrees that it will execute, at the Credit Parties’ expense, any and all Lien releases or other documents reasonably requested by the ABL Agent in connection therewith. Each of the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent hereby appoints the ABL Agent and any officer or duly authorized person of the ABL Agent, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power of attorney in the place and stead of such Party and in the name of such Party or in the ABL Agent’s own name, from time to time, in the ABL Agent’s sole discretion, for the purposes of carrying out the terms of this paragraph, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this paragraph, including any financing statements, endorsements, assignments, releases or other documents or instruments of transfer (which appointment, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable).

 

 

 

 

(ii)            In the event of (A) any private or public sale of all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by or with the consent of the Term Loan Collateral Representative, (B) any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral, so long as such sale, transfer or other disposition is then permitted by the Term Loan Priority Collateral Documents, (C) the release of the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties’ Liens on all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral, which release under clause (C) shall have been approved by the Requisite Term Holders or (D) the release of the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties’ Liens on Term Loan Priority Collateral of a Guarantor upon the termination and discharge of the applicable subsidiary guaranty in accordance with the terms thereof, in the case of clauses (B), (C) and (D) only to the extent occurring prior to the date upon which the Discharge of Term Loan Collateral Obligations shall have occurred and not in connection with a Discharge of Term Loan Collateral Obligations (and irrespective of whether an Event of Default has occurred), the ABL Agent agrees, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, that (so long as, if applicable, the net cash proceeds of any such sale, if any, described in clause (A) above are applied as provided in Section 4.1 hereof and there is a corresponding release of the Liens on such Term Loan Priority Collateral securing the Term Loan Collateral Obligations) such sale or release will be free and clear of the Liens on such Term Loan Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations and the ABL Agent’s and the ABL Secured Parties’ Liens with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral so sold, transferred, disposed or released shall terminate and be automatically released without further action. In furtherance of, and subject to, the foregoing, the ABL Agent agrees that it will execute, at the Credit Parties’ expense, any and all Lien releases or other documents reasonably requested by the Term Loan Collateral Representative in connection therewith. ABL Agent hereby appoints the Term Loan Collateral Representative and any officer or duly authorized person of the Term Loan Collateral Representative, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power of attorney in the place and stead of such Party and in the name of such Party or in the Term Loan Collateral Representative’s own name, from time to time, in the Term Loan Collateral Representative’s sole discretion, for the purposes of carrying out the terms of this paragraph, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this paragraph, including any financing statements, endorsements, assignments, releases or other documents or instruments of transfer (which appointment, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable). In the event of any private or public sale of all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by or with the consent of the Term Loan Collateral Representative, each Additional Term Agent agrees, on behalf of the Additional Term Secured Parties, that (so long as, if applicable, the net cash proceeds of any such sale, if any, are applied as provided in Section 4.1 hereof and there is a corresponding release of the Liens on such Term Loan Priority Collateral securing the Term Loan Collateral Obligations), such sale or release will be free and clear of its Liens on such Term Loan Priority Collateral securing the Additional Term Obligations, and the Additional Term Agent’s and the Additional Term Secured Parties’ Liens with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral so sold, transferred, disposed or released shall terminate and be automatically released without further action. In furtherance of, and subject to, the foregoing, each Additional Term Agent agrees that it will execute any and all Lien releases or other documents reasonably requested by the Term Loan Collateral Representative in connection therewith. Each Additional Term Agent hereby appoints the Term Loan Collateral Representative and any officer or duly authorized person of the Term Loan Collateral Representative, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power of attorney in the place and stead of such Party and in the name of such Party or in the Term Loan Collateral Representative’s own name, from time to time, in the Term Loan Collateral Representative’s sole discretion, for the purposes of carrying out the terms of this paragraph, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this paragraph, including any financing statements, endorsements, assignments, releases or other documents or instruments of transfer (which appointment, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable).

 

 

 Section 2.5 No New Liens (a) Until the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred, the parties hereto agree that (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between the relevant Agents, each on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties represented thereby):

 

 

 

 

(i)            No Term Loan Secured Party shall knowingly acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Term Loan Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the ABL Agent under the ABL Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein. If any Term Loan Secured Party shall nonetheless acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Term Loan Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the ABL Agent under the ABL Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then the Term Loan Agent (or the relevant Term Loan Secured Party) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Term Loan Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Term Loan Document, be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of the ABL Agent as security for the ABL Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify the ABL Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (i) shall not apply to any Lien on any property of any Credit Party securing any Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation owing to any Term Loan Secured Party, or any Lien on any property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction entered into with any Term Loan Secured Party, or that consists of property subject to any such sale and leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (in each case, to the extent such property constitutes Excluded Property (as defined in the ABL Documents)).

 

(ii)            No Additional Term Secured Party shall knowingly acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Additional Term Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the ABL Agent under the ABL Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein. If any Additional Term Secured Party shall nonetheless acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Additional Term Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the ABL Agent under the ABL Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then the relevant Additional Term Agent (or the relevant Additional Term Secured Party) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Additional Term Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Additional Term Document, be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of the ABL Agent as security for the ABL Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify the ABL Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (ii) shall not apply to any Lien on any property of any Credit Party securing any Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation owing to any Additional Term Secured Party, or any Lien on any property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction entered into with any Additional Term Secured Party, or that consists of property subject to any such sale and leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (in each case, to the extent such property constitutes Excluded Property (as defined in the ABL Documents)).

 

(b)            Until the date upon which the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred, the parties hereto agree that (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between the relevant Agents, each on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties represented thereby):

 

 

 

 

(i)             No ABL Secured Party shall knowingly acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any ABL Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the Term Loan Agent under the Term Loan Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein. If any ABL Secured Party shall nonetheless acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any ABL Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the Term Loan Agent under the Term Loan Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then the ABL Agent (or the relevant ABL Secured Party) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other ABL Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other ABL Document be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of the Term Loan Agent as security for the Term Loan Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify the Term Loan Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (i) shall not apply to any Lien on any property of any Credit Party securing any Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation owing to any ABL Secured Party, or any Lien on any property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction entered into with any ABL Secured Party, or that consists of property subject to any such sale and leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (in each case, to the extent such property constitutes Excluded Property (as defined in the Term Loan Documents)).

 

(ii)            No Additional Term Secured Party shall knowingly acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Additional Term Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the Term Loan Agent under the Term Loan Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein. If any Additional Term Secured Party shall nonetheless acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Additional Term Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the Term Loan Agent under the Term Loan Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then the relevant Additional Term Agent (or the relevant Additional Term Secured Party) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Additional Term Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Additional Term Document, be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of the Term Loan Agent as security for the Term Loan Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify the Term Loan Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (ii) shall not apply to any Lien on any property of any Credit Party securing any Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation owing to any Additional Term Secured Party, or any Lien on any property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction entered into with any Additional Term Secured Party, or that consists of property subject to any such sale and leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (in each case, to the extent such property constitutes Excluded Property (as defined in the applicable Term Loan Documents)).

 

 

 

 

(c)            Until the date upon which the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations shall have occurred, the parties hereto agree that (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between the relevant Agents, each on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties represented thereby):

 

(i)            No ABL Secured Party shall knowingly acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any ABL Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each Additional Term Agent under the Additional Term Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein. If any ABL Secured Party shall nonetheless acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any ABL Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each Additional Term Agent under the Additional Term Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then the ABL Agent (or the relevant ABL Secured Party) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other ABL Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other ABL Document be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of each Additional Term Agent as security for the Additional Term Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify each Additional Term Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (i) shall not apply to any Lien on any property of any Credit Party securing any Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation owing to any ABL Secured Party, or any Lien on any property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction entered into with any ABL Secured Party, or that consists of property subject to any such sale and leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (in each case, to the extent such property constitutes Excluded Property (as defined in the applicable Additional Term Documents)).

 

(ii)            No Term Loan Secured Party shall knowingly acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Term Loan Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each Additional Term Agent under the Additional Term Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein and except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties. If any Term Loan Secured Party shall nonetheless acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Term Loan Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each Additional Term Agent under the Additional Term Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then the Term Loan Agent (or the relevant Term Loan Secured Party) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Term Loan Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Term Loan Document be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of each Additional Term Agent as security for the Additional Term Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify each Additional Term Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (ii) shall not apply to any Lien on any property of any Credit Party securing any Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation owing to any Term Loan Secured Party, or any Lien on any property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction entered into with any Term Loan Secured Party, or that consists of property subject to any such sale and leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (in each case, to the extent such property constitutes Excluded Property (as defined in the applicable Additional Term Documents)).

 

 

 

 

(d)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of this Section 2.5 shall not apply to any Real Property.

 

Section 2.6 Waiver of Marshalling Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) not to assert, and hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or otherwise claim the benefit of, any marshalling or other similar right that may otherwise be available under applicable law with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral or any other similar rights a junior secured creditor may have under applicable law.

 

Until the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees not to assert and hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or otherwise claim the benefit of, any marshalling or other similar right that may otherwise be available under applicable law with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral or any other similar rights a junior secured creditor may have under applicable law.

 

Until the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations, the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees not to assert and hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or otherwise claim the benefit of, any marshalling or other similar right that may otherwise be available under applicable law with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral or any other similar rights a junior secured creditor may have under applicable law (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between the applicable Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).

 

ARTICLE 3

 

Actions of the Parties

 

Section 3.1 Certain Actions Permitted The Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent and any Additional Term Agent may make such demands or file such claims in respect of the Term Loan Obligations, the ABL Obligations or the Additional Term Obligations, as applicable, as are necessary to prevent the waiver or bar of such claims under applicable statutes of limitations or other statutes, court orders, or rules of procedure at any time.

 

 

 

 

Section 3.2 Agent for Perfection The ABL Agent, for the benefit of and on behalf of itself and each ABL Secured Party, the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), for the benefit of and on behalf of itself and each Term Loan Secured Party, and any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if and as applicable), for the benefit of and on behalf of itself and each Additional Term Secured Party represented thereby, as applicable, each agree to hold all Control Collateral and Cash Collateral that is part of the Collateral in their respective possession, custody, or control (or in the possession, custody, or control of agents or bailees for any of them) as sub-collateral agent and gratuitous bailee for each other solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted to each in such Control Collateral or Cash Collateral, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 3.2. None of the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), the Term Loan Secured Parties, any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if and as applicable), or any Additional Term Secured Parties, as applicable, shall have any obligation whatsoever to the others to assure that the Control Collateral or the Cash Collateral is genuine or owned by any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person or to preserve rights or benefits of any Person. The duties or responsibilities of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent under this Section 3.2 are and shall be limited solely to holding or maintaining control of the Control Collateral and the Cash Collateral as agent for the other Parties for purposes of perfecting the Lien held by the Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent or any Additional Term Agent, as applicable. The ABL Agent is not and shall not be deemed to be a fiduciary of any kind for the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Secured Parties, any Additional Term Agent, any Additional Term Secured Parties, or any other Person. The Term Loan Agent is not and shall not be deemed to be a fiduciary of any kind for the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, any Additional Term Agent, any Additional Term Secured Parties, or any other Person. Any Additional Term Agent is not and shall not be deemed to be a fiduciary of any kind for the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Secured Parties, any other Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Parties represented by any other Additional Term Agent, or any other Person. In the event that (a) the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party receives any Collateral or Proceeds of the Collateral in violation of the terms of this Agreement, (b) the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party receives any Collateral or Proceeds of the Collateral in violation of the terms of this Agreement, or (c) any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party receives any Collateral or Proceeds of the Collateral in violation of the terms of this Agreement, then the Term Loan Agent, such Term Loan Secured Party, the ABL Agent, such ABL Secured Party, such Additional Term Agent, or such Additional Term Secured Party, as applicable, shall promptly pay over such Proceeds or Collateral to (i) in the case of ABL Priority Collateral or Proceeds thereof, the ABL Agent, or (ii) in the case of Term Loan Priority Collateral or Proceeds thereof, subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(c)(x) or Section 2.3(d)(x), as applicable, the Term Loan Collateral Representative, in each case, in the same form as received with any necessary endorsements, for application in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.1 of this Agreement. Each Credit Party shall deliver all Control Collateral and all Cash Collateral required to be delivered pursuant to the Credit Documents (i) in the case of ABL Priority Collateral or Proceeds thereof, to the ABL Agent, or (ii) in the case of Term Loan Priority Collateral or Proceeds thereof, to the Term Loan Collateral Representative.

 

 

 

 

Section 3.3 Sharing of Information and Access In the event that the ABL Agent shall, in the exercise of its rights under the ABL Collateral Documents or otherwise, receive possession or control of any books and records of any Term Loan Credit Party that contain information identifying or pertaining to the Term Loan Priority Collateral, such Party shall, at the Credit Parties’ expense, upon written reasonable request of the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Term Agent and as promptly as practicable thereafter, either make available to such requesting Party such books and records for inspection and duplication or provide to such requesting Party copies thereof. In the event that the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Term Agent shall, in the exercise of its rights under the Term Loan Collateral Documents, the Additional Term Collateral Documents or otherwise, receive possession or control of any books and records of any ABL Credit Party that contain information identifying or pertaining to any of the ABL Priority Collateral, such Party shall, at the Credit Parties’ expense, upon written reasonable request from the ABL Agent and as promptly as practicable thereafter, either make available to such requesting Party such books and records for inspection and duplication or provide to such requesting Party copies thereof. Each Credit Party, the Term Loan Agent and each Additional Term Agent hereby consent to the non-exclusive royalty free use by the ABL Agent of any Intellectual Property included in the Collateral for the purposes of disposing of any ABL Priority Collateral and, in the event that the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Term Agent shall, in the exercise of its rights under the Term Loan Collateral Documents, the Additional Term Collateral Documents or otherwise, obtain title to any such Intellectual Property, such Party hereby irrevocably grants the ABL Agent a non-exclusive license or other right to use, without charge, such Intellectual Property as it pertains to the ABL Priority Collateral in advertising for sale and selling any ABL Priority Collateral.

 

Section 3.4 Insurance Proceeds of Collateral include insurance proceeds and, therefore, the Lien Priority shall govern the ultimate disposition of casualty insurance proceeds. The ABL Agent shall be named as additional insured or loss payee, as applicable, with respect to all insurance policies relating to ABL Priority Collateral and the Term Loan Collateral Representative shall be named as additional insured or loss payee, as applicable, with respect to all insurance policies relating to Term Loan Priority Collateral. The ABL Agent shall have the sole and exclusive right, as against the Term Loan Collateral Representative, to adjust settlement of insurance claims in the event of any covered loss, theft or destruction of ABL Priority Collateral. The Term Loan Collateral Representative shall have the sole and exclusive right, as against the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent (other than in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) and any Additional Term Agent (other than in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), to adjust settlement of insurance claims in the event of any covered loss, theft or destruction of Term Loan Priority Collateral. All proceeds of such insurance shall be remitted to the ABL Agent (until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred) or to the Term Loan Collateral Representative (until the Discharge of Term Loan Collateral Obligations has occurred), as the case may be, and each of the Term Loan Collateral Representative and the ABL Agent shall cooperate (if necessary) in a reasonable manner in effecting the payment of insurance proceeds in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof. If the ABL Agent or the Term Loan Collateral Representative, as the case may be, shall, at any time, receive any proceeds of any such insurance policy or any such award in contravention of this Agreement, it shall pay such proceeds over to the ABL Agent or to the Term Loan Collateral Representative, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of Section 4.1.

 

Section 3.5 No Additional Rights For the Credit Parties Hereunder Except as provided in Section 3.6, if any ABL Secured Party, Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Term Secured Party shall enforce its rights or remedies in violation of the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Parties shall not be entitled to use such violation as a defense to any action by any ABL Secured Party, Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Term Secured Party, nor to assert such violation as a counterclaim or basis for set off or recoupment against any ABL Secured Party, Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Term Secured Party.

 

 

 

 

Section 3.6 Actions Upon Breach If any Term Loan Secured Party, any ABL Secured Party or any Additional Term Secured Party, contrary to this Agreement, commences or participates in any action or proceeding against the Credit Parties or the Collateral, the Credit Parties, with the prior written consent of the ABL Agent or the Term Loan Collateral Representative, as applicable, may interpose as a defense or dilatory plea the making of this Agreement, and any ABL Secured Party, Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Term Secured Party, as applicable, may intervene and interpose such defense or plea in its or their name or in the name of the Credit Parties.

 

Section 3.7 Inspection Rights (a) Without limiting any rights the ABL Agent or any other ABL Secured Party may otherwise have under applicable law or by agreement, the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties may, at any time and whether or not the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or any other Term Loan Secured Party or any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or any other Additional Term Secured Party has commenced and is continuing to Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies (the “ABL Permitted Access Right”), during normal business hours on any business day, access ABL Priority Collateral that (A) is stored or located in or on, (B) has become an accession with respect to (within the meaning of Section 9-335 of the Uniform Commercial Code), or (C) has been commingled with (within the meaning of Section 9-336 of the Uniform Commercial Code), Term Loan Priority Collateral (collectively, the “ABL Commingled Collateral”), for the limited purposes of assembling, inspecting, copying or downloading information stored on, taking actions to perfect its Lien on, completing a production run of inventory involving, taking possession of, moving, selling, storing or otherwise dealing with, or to Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to, the ABL Commingled Collateral, in each case without notice to, the involvement of or interference by any Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Term Secured Party or liability to any Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Term Secured Party, except as specifically provided below. In addition, subject to the terms hereof, the ABL Agent may advertise and conduct public auctions or private sales of the ABL Priority Collateral without notice to, the involvement of or interference by any Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Term Secured Party (including the Term Loan Collateral Representative) or liability to any Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Term Secured Party (including the Term Loan Collateral Representative). In the event that any ABL Secured Party has commenced and is continuing to Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any ABL Commingled Collateral, the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) and any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) may not sell, assign or otherwise transfer the related Term Loan Priority Collateral prior to the expiration of the 180-day period commencing on the date such ABL Secured Party begins to Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies, unless the purchaser, assignee or transferee thereof agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 3.7. If any stay or other order that prohibits the ABL Agent and other ABL Secured Parties from commencing and continuing to Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to ABL Commingled Collateral has been entered by a court of competent jurisdiction, such 180-day period shall be tolled during the pendency of any such stay or other order. During the period of actual occupation, use and/or control by the ABL Agent or ABL Secured Parties (or their respective employees, agents, advisers and representatives) of any Term Loan Priority Collateral, the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties shall be obligated to repair at their expense any physical damage (but not any diminution in value) to such Term Loan Priority Collateral resulting from such occupancy, use or control, and to leave such Term Loan Priority Collateral in substantially the same condition as it was at the commencement of such occupancy, use or control, ordinary wear and tear excepted.  In no event shall the ABL Agent or the ABL Secured Parties have any liability to the Term Loan Agent and/or to the Term Loan Secured Parties or to any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Parties hereunder as a result of any condition (including any environmental condition, claim or liability) on or with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral existing prior to the date of the exercise by the ABL Agent of its rights or the exercise by the ABL Secured Parties of their rights under this Agreement. The ABL Agent and ABL Secured Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties and/or the Term Loan Collateral Representative in connection with any efforts made by the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties and/or the Term Loan Collateral Representative to sell the Term Loan Priority Collateral.

 

 

 

 

(b)            The Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) and the other Term Loan Secured Parties and any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) and any other Additional Term Secured Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to not hinder or obstruct the ABL Agent and the other ABL Secured Parties from exercising the ABL Permitted Access Right.

 

(c)            Subject to the terms hereof, the Term Loan Collateral Representative may advertise and conduct public auctions or private sales of the Term Loan Priority Collateral without notice to, the involvement of or interference by any ABL Secured Party or liability to any ABL Secured Party.

 

Section 3.8 Purchase Rights

 

(a)            If (i) the ABL Agent or “Requisite Lenders” (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) shall sell, lease, license or dispose of all or substantially all of the ABL Priority Collateral by private or public sale, (ii) an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to the ABL Borrower shall have occurred or shall have been commenced, or (iii) the ABL Obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement shall have been accelerated (including as a result of any automatic acceleration) or shall remain unpaid following the Maturity Date (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement), (each such event described in clauses (i) through (iii) herein above, a “Purchase Option Event”), the ABL Agent shall promptly, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days, notify the Term Loan Agent in writing of the occurrence of a Purchase Option Event described in clause (i) or clause (iii) above, the amount of ABL Obligations then outstanding and the amount of cash collateral requested by the ABL Agent to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.8(b)(ii) below (a “Purchase Option Event Notice”). The Term Loan Secured Parties shall have the opportunity to purchase (at par and without premium) all (but not less than all) of the ABL Obligations pursuant to this Section 3.8; provided, that such option shall expire if none of the Term Loan Secured Parties deliver a notice (a “Purchase Notice”) to the ABL Agent with a copy to the Borrower within thirty (30) Business Days following (x) in the case of a Purchase Option Event described in clause (i) or (iii) above, receipt by the Term Loan Agent of a Purchase Option Event Notice, or (y) in the case of a Purchase Option Event described in clause (ii) above, the occurrence of such Purchase Option Event, which Purchase Notice shall (A) be signed by the applicable Term Loan Secured Parties committing to such purchase (the “Purchasing Creditors”) and indicate the percentage of the ABL Obligations to be purchased by each Purchasing Creditor (which aggregate commitments must add up to 100% of the ABL Obligations) and (B) state that (1) it is a Purchase Notice delivered pursuant to Section 3.8 of this Agreement and (2) the offer contained therein is irrevocable. Upon receipt of such Purchase Notice by the ABL Agent, the Purchasing Creditors shall have from the date of delivery thereof to and including the date that is not less than five (5) nor more than twenty (20) Business Days after the Purchase Notice was received by the ABL Agent to purchase all (but not less than all) of the ABL Obligations pursuant to this Section 3.8 (the date of such purchase, the “Purchase Date”).

 

 

 

 

(b)            On the Purchase Date, the ABL Agent and the other ABL Secured Parties shall, subject to any required approval of any Governmental Authority then in effect, sell to the Purchasing Creditors all (but not less than all) of the ABL Obligations. On such Purchase Date, the Purchasing Creditors shall (i) pay to the ABL Agent, for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties, as directed by the ABL Agent, in immediately available funds the full amount (at par and without premium) of all ABL Obligations then outstanding together with all accrued and unpaid interest, fees, and expenses thereon, all in the amounts reasonably determined by the ABL Agent in accordance with the applicable ABL Documents, (ii) furnish such amount of cash collateral in immediately available funds as the ABL Agent determines is reasonably necessary to secure the ABL Secured Parties in connection with any issued and outstanding letters of credit issued under the ABL Credit Agreement but not in any event in an amount greater than 105% of the aggregate undrawn amount of all such outstanding letters of credit (any excess of such cash collateral for such letters of credit remaining at such time when there are no longer any such letters of credit outstanding and there are no unreimbursed amounts then owing in respect of drawings under such letters of credit shall be promptly paid over to the Purchasing Creditors), (iii) furnish Cash Management Collateralization (as such term is defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) with respect to any Cash Management Obligations (as such term is defined in the ABL Credit Agreement), (iv) with respect to Hedging Obligations (as such term is defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) and indemnification obligations, furnish cash collateral with respect thereto, to the extent required in connection with the payment in full of the ABL Obligations pursuant to the terms of the ABL Credit Agreement, and (v) agree to reimburse the ABL Secured Parties for any loss, cost, damage or expense resulting from the granting of provisional credit for any checks, wire or ACH transfers that are reversed or not final or other payments provisionally credited to the ABL Obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement and as to which the ABL Agent and ABL Secured Parties have not yet received final payment as of the Purchase Date. Such purchase price shall be remitted by wire transfer in immediately available funds to such bank account of the ABL Agent (for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties) as the ABL Agent shall have specified in writing to the Purchasing Creditors. Interest and fees shall be calculated to but excluding the Purchase Date if the amounts so paid by the applicable Purchasing Creditors to the bank account designated by the ABL Agent are received in such bank account prior to 1:00 p.m., New York time, and interest shall be calculated to and including such Purchase Date if the amounts so paid by the applicable Purchasing Creditors to the bank account designated by the ABL Agent are received in such bank account after 1:00 p.m., New York time.

 

 

 

 

(c)            Any purchase pursuant to the purchase option set forth in this Section 3.8 shall, except as provided below, be expressly made without representation or warranty of any kind by the ABL Agent or the other ABL Secured Parties as to the ABL Obligations, the collateral or otherwise, and without recourse to the ABL Agent and the other ABL Secured Parties as to the ABL Obligations, the collateral or otherwise, except that the ABL Agent and each of the ABL Secured Parties, as to itself only, shall represent and warrant only as to the matters set forth in the assignment agreement to be entered into as provided herein in connection with such purchase, which shall include (i) the principal amount of the ABL Obligations being sold by it, (ii) that such Person has not created any Lien on any ABL Obligations being sold by it, and (iii) that such Person has the right to assign the ABL Obligations being assigned by it and its assignment agreement has been duly authorized and delivered.

 

(d)            Upon notice to the Credit Parties by the Term Loan Agent that the purchase of ABL Obligations pursuant to this Section 3.8 has been consummated by delivery of the purchase price to the ABL Agent, the Credit Parties shall treat the applicable Purchasing Creditors as holders of the ABL Obligations and a representative designated by the Purchasing Creditors (which may be the Term Loan Agent if the Term Loan Agent consents to such designation in its sole discretion) shall be deemed appointed to act in such capacity as the “agent” or “administrative agent” (or analogous capacity) (the “Replacement Agent”) under the ABL Documents, for all purposes hereunder and under each ABL Document (it being agreed that neither the Term Loan Agent nor the ABL Agent shall have any obligation to act as such replacement “agent”, “administrative agent” or “collateral agent” (or analogous capacity)). In connection with any purchase of ABL Obligations pursuant to this Section 3.8, each ABL Lender and ABL Agent agrees to enter into and deliver to the applicable Purchasing Creditors on the Purchase Date, as a condition to closing, an assignment agreement customarily used by the ABL Agent in connection with the ABL Credit Agreement and the ABL Agent and each other ABL Lender shall deliver all possessory collateral (if any), together with any necessary endorsements and other documents (including any applicable stock powers or bond powers), then in its possession or in the possession of its agent or bailee, or turn over control as to any pledged collateral, deposit accounts or securities accounts of which it or its agent or bailee then has control, as the case may be, to the Replacement Agent, and deliver the loan register and participant register, if applicable, and all other records pertaining to the ABL Obligations to the Replacement Agent and otherwise take such actions as may be reasonably appropriate to effect an orderly transition to the Replacement Agent, in each case at the expense of the Loan Parties. Upon the consummation of the purchase of the ABL Obligations pursuant to this Section 3.8, the ABL Agent (and all other agents under the ABL Credit Agreement) shall be deemed to have resigned as an “agent”, “administrative agent” or “collateral agent” for the ABL Secured Parties under the ABL Documents; provided that the ABL Agent (and all other agents under the ABL Credit Agreement) shall be entitled to all of the rights and benefits of a former “agent”, “administrative agent” or “collateral agent” under the ABL Credit Agreement.

 

 

 

 

(e)            Notwithstanding the foregoing purchase of the ABL Obligations by the Purchasing Creditors, the ABL Secured Parties shall retain those contingent indemnification obligations and other obligations under the ABL Documents which by their express terms would survive any repayment of the ABL Obligations pursuant to this Section 3.8.

 

(f)            For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) any obligations to pay the purchase price, furnish cash collateral, or reimburse the ABL Secured Parties in connection with the exercise of the purchase option set forth herein shall be obligations of the Purchasing Creditors (and not the Term Loan Agent) and (ii) the Term Loan Agent shall have no obligations under this Section 3.8 except to the extent it is required to act in an administrative capacity for the Term Loan Secured Parties in accordance with the Term Loan Documents.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

Application of Proceeds

 

Section 4.1 Application of Proceeds.

 

(a)            Revolving Nature of ABL Obligations. The Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and any Additional Term Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, expressly acknowledge and agree that (i) if any ABL Credit Agreement includes a revolving commitment, in the ordinary course of business the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties will apply payments and make advances thereunder, and no application of any Payment Collateral or Cash Collateral or the release of any Lien by the ABL Agent upon any portion of the Collateral in connection with a permitted disposition under any ABL Credit Agreement shall constitute the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies under this Agreement; (ii) the amount of the ABL Obligations that may be outstanding at any time or from time to time may be increased or reduced and subsequently reborrowed, the terms of the ABL Obligations may be modified, extended or amended from time to time, and the aggregate amount of the ABL Obligations may be increased, replaced or refinanced, in each event, without notice to or consent by the Term Loan Secured Parties (in the case of the Term Loan Agent) or the applicable Additional Term Secured Parties (in the case of such Additional Term Agent) and without affecting the provisions hereof; and (iii) all Payment Collateral or Cash Collateral received by the ABL Agent may be applied, reversed, reapplied, credited, or reborrowed, in whole or in part, to the ABL Obligations at any time; provided, however, that from and after the date on which the ABL Agent (or any ABL Secured Party) commences the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies (other than, prior to the acceleration of any of the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Term Obligations, the exercise of its rights in accordance with Section 2.20 of the ABL Credit Agreement), all amounts received by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party as a result of such Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies shall be applied as specified in this Section 4.1. The Lien Priority shall not be altered or otherwise affected by any such amendment, modification, supplement, extension, repayment, reborrowing, increase, replacement, renewal, restatement or refinancing of the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations, or any Additional Term Obligations, or any portion thereof.

 

(b)            [reserved]

 

 

 

 

(c)            Application of Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral. The ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent hereby agree that all ABL Priority Collateral, and all Proceeds thereof, received by any of them in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies or any Insolvency Proceeding shall be applied, subject to Section 4.1(g),

 

first, to the payment of costs and expenses of the ABL Agent in connection with such Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies,

 

second, to the payment of the ABL Obligations in accordance with the ABL Credit Agreement until the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred,

 

third, to the payment of (x) the Term Loan Obligations and in accordance with the Term Loan Credit Agreement until the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred and (y) any Additional Term Obligations in accordance with the applicable Additional Term Credit Facility until the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations shall have occurred, which payment shall be made between and among the Term Loan Obligations and any Additional Term Obligations on a pro rata basis (except (i) with respect to allocation of payments between the Term Loan Obligations and any Additional Term Obligations, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between the applicable Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and (ii) with respect to allocation of payments among Additional Term Agents, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby), and

 

fourth, the balance, if any, to the Credit Parties or to whosoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

 

Each ABL Agent, Term Loan Agent and Additional Term Agent shall provide the ABL Agent and the Term Loan Collateral Representative with such information about the ABL Obligations or Term Loan Collateral Obligations represented by it as they may reasonably request in order to carry out the purposes of this Section 4.1.

 

(d)            Application of Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral. The ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent hereby agree that all Term Loan Priority Collateral, and all Proceeds thereof, received by any of them in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies or any Insolvency Proceeding shall be applied, subject to Section 4.1(g),

 

first, to the payment of costs and expenses of the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Term Agent, as applicable, in connection with such Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies,

 

 

 

 

second, to the payment of (x) the Term Loan Obligations in accordance with the Term Loan Credit Agreement until the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred and (y) any Additional Term Obligations in accordance with the applicable Additional Term Credit Facility until the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations shall have occurred, which payment shall be made between and among the Term Loan Obligations and any Additional Term Obligations on a pro rata basis (except (i) with respect to allocation of payments between the Term Loan Obligations and any Additional Term Obligations, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between the applicable Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and (ii) with respect to allocation of payments among Additional Term Agents, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby),

 

third, to the payment of the ABL Obligations in accordance with the ABL Credit Agreement until the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred, and

 

fourth, the balance, if any, to the Credit Parties or to whosoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct,

 

except, in the case of application of Term Loan Priority Collateral and Proceeds thereof as between Additional Term Obligations and ABL Obligations, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between any applicable Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, with respect to the Additional Term Obligations owing to any of such Additional Term Agent and Additional Term Secured Parties. Each ABL Agent, Term Loan Agent and Additional Term Agent shall provide the ABL Agent and the Term Loan Collateral Representative with such information about the ABL Obligations or Term Loan Collateral Obligations represented by it as they may reasonably request in order to carry out the purposes of this Section 4.1.

 

(e)            Limited Obligation or Liability.

 

(i)            In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, the ABL Agent shall have no obligation or liability to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by the ABL Agent under the terms of this Agreement. In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, the ABL Agent shall have no obligation or liability to any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party, regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by the ABL Agent under the terms of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).

 

 

 

 

(ii)            In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) shall have no obligation or liability to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by the Term Loan Agent under the terms of this Agreement. In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) shall have no obligation or liability to any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party, regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by the Term Loan Agent under the terms of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).

 

(iii)            In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if and as applicable) shall have no obligation or liability to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by such Additional Term Agent under the terms of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties). In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if and as applicable) shall have no obligation or liability to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by such Additional Term Agent under the terms of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties). In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if and as applicable) shall have no obligation or liability to any other Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Parties represented by such other Additional Term Agent regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by such Additional Term Agent under the terms of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby).

 

(f)            Turnover of Cash Collateral After Discharge. Upon the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Agent shall deliver to the Term Loan Collateral Representative or shall execute such documents as the Company or the Term Loan Collateral Representative may reasonably request to enable the Term Loan Collateral Representative to have control over any Control Collateral or Cash Collateral still in the ABL Agent’s possession, custody, or control in the same form as received with any necessary endorsements, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. As between (i) the Term Loan Collateral Representative and (ii) the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent (other than the Term Loan Collateral Representative), any such Control Collateral or Cash Collateral held by the Term Loan Collateral Representative shall be held by it subject to the terms and conditions of Section 3.2. Upon the Discharge of Term Loan Collateral Obligations, the Term Loan Collateral Representative shall, at the Credit Parties’ expense, deliver to the ABL Agent or shall execute such documents as the Company or the ABL Agent may reasonably request to enable the ABL Agent to have control over any Control Collateral or Cash Collateral still in the Term Loan Collateral Representative’s possession, custody or control in the same form as received with any necessary endorsements, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

 

 

 

 

(g)            Intervening Creditor. Notwithstanding anything in Sections 4.1(c) or (d) to the contrary, (i) with respect to any Collateral for which a third party (other than a Term Loan Collateral Secured Party) has a Lien or security interest that is junior in priority to the Lien or security interest of any Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations but senior (as determined by appropriate legal proceedings in the case of any dispute) to the Lien or security interest of any other Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations (such third party an “Intervening Term Creditor”), the value of any Collateral or Proceeds that are allocated to such Intervening Term Creditor shall be deducted on a ratable basis solely from the Collateral or Proceeds thereof to be distributed in respect of the Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations with respect to which such Impairment exists and (ii) with respect to any Collateral for which a third party (other than an ABL Secured Party) has a Lien or security interest that is junior in priority to the Lien or security interest of any Series of ABL Obligations but senior (as determined by appropriate legal proceedings in the case of any dispute) to the Lien or security interest of any other Series of ABL Obligations (such third party an “Intervening ABL Secured Party”), the value of any Collateral or Proceeds that are allocated to such Intervening ABL Secured Party shall be deducted on a ratable basis solely from the Collateral or Proceeds thereof to be distributed in respect of the Series of ABL Obligations with respect to which such Impairment exists. In the event that any ABL Secured Party turns over any Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral to any Term Loan Collateral Secured Party as required by Section 4.1, such ABL Secured Party shall be subrogated to the rights of such Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties; provided however, that any such subrogation shall be subject to Section 7.1 hereof. In the event that any Term Loan Collateral Secured Party turns over any Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral to any ABL Secured Party as required by Section 4.1, such Term Loan Collateral Secured Party shall be subrogated to the rights of such ABL Secured Parties; provided however, that any such subrogation shall be subject to Section 7.1 hereof.

 

Section 4.2 Specific Performance Each of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent is hereby authorized to demand specific performance of this Agreement, whether or not any Borrower or any Guarantor shall have complied with any of the provisions of any of the Credit Documents, at any time when any other Party shall have failed to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to it. Each of the ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if and as applicable), for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby irrevocably waives any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law that might be asserted as a bar to such remedy of specific performance.

 

 

 

 

 

Section 4.3 Sale of Collateral Comprising Both ABL Priority Collateral and Term Loan Priority Collateral

 

In the event that prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, proceeds of the Collateral are received in connection with a Disposition, loss, condemnation or other disposition (whether voluntary or involuntary) of Collateral that involves both ABL Priority Collateral and Term Loan Priority Collateral, for the purposes of this Agreement with respect to such Disposition, loss, condemnation or other disposition, the ABL Agent and the Term Loan Collateral Representative shall use commercially reasonable efforts in good faith to allocate the Proceeds received in connection with such Disposition, loss, condemnation or other disposition of such Collateral to the ABL Priority Collateral and the Term Loan Priority Collateral. If the ABL Agent and the Term Loan Collateral Representative are unable to agree on such allocation within five (5) Business Days (or such other period of time as the ABL Agent and the Term Loan Collateral Representative agree) of the consummation of such Disposition, loss, condemnation or other disposition, (i) the ABL Priority Collateral comprised in such Collateral consisting of Accounts (as described in sub-clause (1) of the definition of “ABL Priority Collateral” but excluding any Accounts to the extent excluded pursuant to the parenthetical in such sub-clause (1) as provided for therein) shall be deemed to have a valuation equal to the net book value of each such Account (the “Accounts Amount”) and (ii) the ABL Priority Collateral comprised in such Collateral consisting of Inventory shall be deemed to have a value equal to the net book value of such Inventory (the “Inventory Amount”, and together with the Accounts Amount, the “ABL Amount”), in each case determined at the time of such Disposition, loss, condemnation or disposition, and such Proceeds shall constitute (1) first, in an amount equal to the ABL Amount, ABL Priority Collateral and (2) second, to the extent of any balance remaining in excess of the ABL Amount, Term Loan Priority Collateral, provided that to the extent that the ABL Priority Collateral subject to such Disposition, loss, condemnation or other disposition includes assets other than Accounts and Inventory, at the option of the ABL Agent, the appraised value of such other assets may be used for the purposes of the allocation of such Proceeds to the ABL Priority Collateral based on the then most current satisfactory appraisal received by the ABL Agent with respect thereto. In the event that proceeds are received in connection with a Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock issued by any Grantor, or any amounts are received in respect of Capital Stock of, or Intercompany Loans issued by, any Grantor in an Insolvency Proceeding, such amounts shall be deemed to be proceeds received from a Disposition of ABL Priority Collateral and Term Loan Priority Collateral (in proportion to ABL Priority Collateral and Term Loan Priority Collateral owned at such time by the Grantor) and shall be applied as provided in the preceding sentence. It is understood and agreed that any Intellectual Property shall not be subject to this Section 4.3 and shall not constitute ABL Priority Collateral.

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 5

 

Intercreditor Acknowledgements and Waivers

 

Section 5.1 Notice of Acceptance and Other Waivers

 

(a)            All ABL Obligations at any time made or incurred by any Borrower or any Guarantor shall be deemed to have been made or incurred in reliance upon this Agreement, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives notice of acceptance of, or proof of reliance by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party on, this Agreement, and notice of the existence, increase, renewal, extension, accrual, creation, or non-payment of all or any part of the ABL Obligations. All Term Loan Obligations at any time made or incurred by any Borrower or any Guarantor shall be deemed to have been made or incurred in reliance upon this Agreement, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives notice of acceptance, or proof of reliance, by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party of this Agreement, and notice of the existence, increase, renewal, extension, accrual, creation, or non-payment of all or any part of the Term Loan Obligations. All Additional Term Obligations at any time made or incurred by any Borrower or any Guarantor shall be deemed to have been made or incurred in reliance upon this Agreement, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any ABL Secured Parties, and any other Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives notice of acceptance, or proof of reliance by any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Parties of this Agreement, and notice of the existence, increase, renewal, extension, accrual, creation, or non-payment of all or any part of the Additional Term Obligations.

 

(b)            None of the ABL Agent, any ABL Secured Party, or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be liable to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or any Proceeds, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, except as specifically provided in this Agreement. If the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party honors (or fails to honor) a request by any Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to any ABL Credit Agreement or any of the other ABL Documents, whether the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of any Term Loan Credit Agreement or any other Term Loan Document (but not a default under this Agreement) or an act, condition, or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under any ABL Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), neither the ABL Agent nor any ABL Secured Party shall have any liability whatsoever to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party as a result of such action, omission, or exercise (so long as any such exercise does not breach the express terms and provisions of this Agreement). The ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties shall be entitled to manage and supervise their loans and extensions of credit under any ABL Credit Agreement and any of the other ABL Documents as they may, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate, and may manage their loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party has in the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement. The Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that neither the ABL Agent nor any ABL Secured Party shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application, or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral or Proceeds thereof, pursuant to the ABL Documents, so long as such disposition is conducted in accordance with mandatory provisions of applicable law and does not breach the provisions of this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

(c)             None of the ABL Agent, any ABL Secured Party, or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be liable to any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or any Proceeds, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, except as specifically provided in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties). If the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party honors (or fails to honor) a request by any Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to any ABL Credit Agreement or any of the other ABL Documents, whether the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of any Additional Term Credit Facility or any other Additional Term Document (but not a default under this Agreement) or an act, condition, or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under any ABL Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), neither the ABL Agent nor any ABL Secured Party shall have any liability whatsoever to any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party as a result of such action, omission, or exercise (so long as any such exercise does not breach the express terms and provisions of this Agreement) (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties). The ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties shall be entitled to manage and supervise their loans and extensions of credit under any ABL Credit Agreement and any of the other ABL Documents as they may, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate, and may manage their loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party has in the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties). Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that neither the ABL Agent nor any ABL Secured Party shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application, or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral or Proceeds thereof, pursuant to the ABL Documents, so long as such disposition is conducted in accordance with mandatory provisions of applicable law and does not breach the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).

 

 

 

 

(d)            None of the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), the Term Loan Secured Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be liable to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or any Proceeds, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, except as specifically provided in this Agreement. If the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party honors (or fails to honor) a request by any Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to any Term Loan Credit Agreement or any of the other Term Loan Documents, whether the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of any ABL Credit Agreement or any other ABL Document (but not a default under this Agreement) or an act, condition, or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under the Term Loan Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), neither the Term Loan Agent nor any Term Loan Secured Party shall have any liability whatsoever to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party as a result of such action, omission, or exercise (so long as any such exercise does not breach the express terms and provisions of this Agreement). The Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties shall be entitled to manage and supervise their loans and extensions of credit under the Term Loan Documents as they may, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate, and may manage their loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party has in the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement. The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that none of the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or the Term Loan Secured Parties shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application, or other disposition of the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, pursuant to the Term Loan Documents, so long as such disposition is conducted in accordance with mandatory provisions of applicable law and does not breach the provisions of this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

(e)             None of the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), the Term Loan Secured Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be liable to any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or any Proceeds, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, except as specifically provided in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties). If the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party honors (or fails to honor) a request by any Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to any Term Loan Credit Agreement or any of the other Term Loan Documents, whether the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of any Additional Term Credit Facility or any other Additional Term Document (but not a default under this Agreement) or an act, condition, or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under the Term Loan Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), neither the Term Loan Agent nor any Term Loan Secured Party shall have any liability whatsoever to any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party as a result of such action, omission, or exercise (so long as any such exercise does not breach the express terms and provisions of this Agreement) (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties). The Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties shall be entitled to manage and supervise their loans and extensions of credit under the Term Loan Documents as they may, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate, and may manage their loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party has in the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties). Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or the Term Loan Secured Parties shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application, or other disposition of the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, pursuant to the Term Loan Documents, so long as such disposition is conducted in accordance with mandatory provisions of applicable law and does not breach the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).

 

(f)             None of any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), any Additional Term Secured Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be liable to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or any Proceeds, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, except as specifically provided in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties). If any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party honors (or fails to honor) a request by any Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to any Additional Term Credit Facility or any of the other Additional Term Documents, whether such Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of any ABL Credit Agreement or any other ABL Document (but not a default under this Agreement) or an act, condition, or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under the Additional Term Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), neither such Additional Term Agent nor any Additional Term Secured Party shall have any liability whatsoever to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party as a result of such action, omission, or exercise (so long as any such exercise does not breach the express terms and provisions of this Agreement) (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties). Any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Parties shall be entitled to manage and supervise their loans and extensions of credit under the Additional Term Documents as they may, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate, and may manage their loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party has in the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties). The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties agrees that none of any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or any Additional Term Secured Parties shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application, or other disposition of the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, pursuant to the Additional Term Documents, so long as such disposition is conducted in accordance with mandatory provisions of applicable law and does not breach the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).

 

 

 

 

(g)            None of any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Collateral Representative, if applicable), any Additional Term Secured Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be liable to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or any Proceeds, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, except as specifically provided in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties). If any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party honors (or fails to honor) a request by any Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to any Additional Term Credit Facility or any of the other Additional Term Documents, whether such Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of the Term Loan Credit Agreement or any other Term Loan Document (but not a default under this Agreement) or an act, condition, or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under the Additional Term Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), neither such Additional Term Agent nor any Additional Term Secured Party shall have any liability whatsoever to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party as a result of such action, omission, or exercise (so long as any such exercise does not breach the express terms and provisions of this Agreement) (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties). Any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Parties shall be entitled to manage and supervise their loans and extensions of credit under the Additional Term Documents as they may, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate, and may manage their loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party has in the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties). The Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that none of any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Collateral Representative, if applicable) or any Additional Term Secured Parties shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application, or other disposition of the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, pursuant to the Additional Term Documents, so long as such disposition is conducted in accordance with mandatory provisions of applicable law and does not breach the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).

 

 

 

 

(h)            None of any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), any Additional Term Secured Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be liable to any other Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party represented thereby for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or any Proceeds, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, except as specifically provided in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby). If any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party honors (or fails to honor) a request by any Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to any Additional Term Credit Facility or any of the other Additional Term Documents, whether such Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of any Additional Term Credit Facility or any other Additional Term Document to which any other Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party represented by such other Additional Term Agent is party or beneficiary (but not a default under this Agreement) or an act, condition, or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under the Additional Term Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), neither such Additional Term Agent nor any Additional Term Secured Party shall have any liability whatsoever to any other Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party represented by such other Additional Term Agent, as a result of such action, omission, or exercise (so long as any such exercise does not breach the express terms and provisions of this Agreement) (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby). Any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Parties shall be entitled to manage and supervise their loans and extensions of credit under the Additional Term Documents as they may, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate, and may manage their loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that any other Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party represented by such other Additional Term Agent, has in the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby). Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of any other Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or any Additional Term Secured Party represented thereby shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application, or other disposition of the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, pursuant to the Additional Term Documents, so long as such disposition is conducted in accordance with mandatory provisions of applicable law and does not breach the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby).

 

 

 

 

Section 5.2 Modifications to ABL Documents and Term Loan Documents

 

(a) The Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties hereunder, the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the ABL Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)             change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the ABL Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the ABL Obligations or any of the ABL Documents;

 

(ii)            subject to Section 2.5 hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the ABL Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional ABL Documents;

 

(iii)            amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the ABL Obligations;

 

(iv)            subject to Section 2.4, release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)            exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person;

 

 

 

 

(vi)           subject to Section 2.5, retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the ABL Obligations; and

 

(vii)          otherwise manage and supervise the ABL Obligations as the ABL Agent or the ABL Secured Parties shall deem appropriate.

 

(b)            Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Additional Term Agent and such Additional Term Secured Parties hereunder, the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to such Additional Term Agent or any such Additional Term Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to such Additional Term Agent or any such Additional Term Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the ABL Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)             change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the ABL Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the ABL Obligations or any of the ABL Documents;

 

(ii)            subject to Section 2.5 hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the ABL Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional ABL Documents;

 

(iii)           amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the ABL Obligations;

 

(iv)           subject to Section 2.4, release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)            exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person;

 

(vi)           subject to Section 2.5, retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the ABL Obligations; and

 

(vii)         otherwise manage and supervise the ABL Obligations as the ABL Agent or the ABL Secured Parties shall deem appropriate;

 

except, in each case, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties.

 

 

 

 

(c)            The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties hereunder, the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Term Loan Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)             change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Term Loan Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Term Loan Obligations or any of the Term Loan Documents;

 

(ii)            subject to Section 2.5 hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Term Loan Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional Term Loan Documents;

 

(iii)           amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Term Loan Obligations;

 

(iv)           subject to Section 2.4, release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)            exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person;

 

(vi)           subject to Section 2.5, retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Term Loan Obligations; and

 

(vii)           otherwise manage and supervise the Term Loan Obligations as the Term Loan Agent or the Term Loan Secured Parties shall deem appropriate.

 

(d)            Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Additional Term Agent and such Additional Term Secured Parties hereunder, the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to such Additional Term Agent or any such Additional Term Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to such Additional Term Agent or any such Additional Term Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Term Loan Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)              change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Term Loan Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Term Loan Obligations or any of the Term Loan Documents;

 

 

 

 

(ii)            subject to Section 2.5 hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Term Loan Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional Term Loan Documents;

 

(iii)            amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Term Loan Obligations;

 

(iv)           subject to Section 2.4, release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)            exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person;

 

(vi)           subject to Section 2.5, retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Term Loan Obligations; and

 

(vii)          otherwise manage and supervise the Term Loan Obligations as the Term Loan Agent or the Additional Term Secured Parties shall deem appropriate;

 

except, in each case, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties.

 

(e)            The Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties hereunder, any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party or (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Additional Term Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)             change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Additional Term Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Additional Term Obligations or any of the Additional Term Documents;

 

(ii)            subject to Section 2.5 hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Additional Term Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional Additional Term Documents;

 

 

 

 

(iii)           amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Additional Term Obligations;

 

(iv)           subject to Section 2.4, release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)            exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person;

 

(vi)           subject to Section 2.5, retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Additional Term Obligations; and

 

(vii)          otherwise manage and supervise the Additional Term Obligations as such Additional Term Agent or the Additional Term Secured Parties shall deem appropriate;

 

except, in each case, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties.

 

(f)            The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties hereunder, any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Additional Term Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)             change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Additional Term Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Additional Term Obligations or any of the Additional Term Documents;

 

(ii)            subject to Section 2.5 hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Additional Term Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional Additional Term Documents;

 

(iii)           amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Additional Term Obligations;

 

(iv)           subject to Section 2.4, release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)            exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person;

 

 

 

 

(vi)           subject to Section 2.5, retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Additional Term Obligations; and

 

(vii)          otherwise manage and supervise the Additional Term Obligations as such Additional Term Agent or the Additional Term Secured Parties shall deem appropriate;

 

except, in each case, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties.

 

(g)            Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Additional Term Agent and such Additional Term Secured Parties hereunder, any other Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented by such other Additional Term Agent may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to such Additional Term Agent or any such Additional Term Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to such Additional Term Agent or any such Additional Term Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Additional Term Documents to which such other Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party represented by such other Additional Term Agent is party or beneficiary in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)             change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Additional Term Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Additional Term Obligations or any of the Additional Term Documents;

 

(ii)            subject to Section 2.5 hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Additional Term Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional Additional Term Documents;

 

(iii)           amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Additional Term Obligations;

 

(iv)           subject to Section 2.4, release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)            exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person;

 

(vi)           subject to Section 2.5, retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Additional Term Obligations; and

 

 

 

 

(vii)          otherwise manage and supervise the Additional Term Obligations as such other Additional Term Agent or the other Additional Term Secured Parties shall deem appropriate;

 

except, in each case, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby.

 

(h)            The ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations and any Additional Term Obligations may be refunded, replaced or refinanced, in whole or in part, in each case, without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is required to permit the refunding, replacement or refinancing transaction under any ABL Document, any Term Loan Document or any Additional Term Document) of the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Agent or the Term Loan Secured Parties, any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Parties, as the case may be, all without affecting the Lien Priorities provided for herein or the other provisions hereof; provided, however, that, if the indebtedness refunding, replacing or refinancing any such ABL Obligations, Term Loan Obligations or Additional Term Obligations is to constitute ABL Obligations, Term Loan Obligations or Additional Term Obligations governed by this Agreement, the holders of such indebtedness (or an authorized agent or trustee on their behalf) bind themselves in writing to the terms of this Agreement pursuant to a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Term Agent (other than any Designated Agent), as the case may be (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company), and any such refunding, replacement or refinancing transaction shall be in accordance with any applicable provisions of the ABL Documents, the Term Loan Documents and any Additional Term Documents then in effect. For the avoidance of doubt, any ABL Obligations, Term Loan Obligations or Additional Term Obligations may be refinanced, in whole or in part, in each case without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is required to permit the refinancing transaction under the ABL Documents, Term Loan Documents or Additional Term Documents) of, any of the ABL Agent or any other ABL Secured Party, the Term Loan Agent or any other Term Loan Secured Party or any Additional Term Agent or any other Additional Term Secured Party, through the incurrence of Additional Term Indebtedness, subject to Section 7.11.

 

Section 5.3 Reinstatement and Continuation of Agreement

 

(a)             If the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party is required in any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise to turn over or otherwise pay to the estate of any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person any payment made in satisfaction of all or any portion of the ABL Obligations (an “ABL Recovery”), then the ABL Obligations shall be reinstated to the extent of such ABL Recovery. If this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to such ABL Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect in the event of such ABL Recovery, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair, or otherwise affect the obligations of the Parties from such date of reinstatement. All rights, interests, agreements, and obligations of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent, any Additional Term Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Secured Parties and any Additional Term Secured Parties under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue irrespective of the commencement of, or any discharge, confirmation, conversion, or dismissal of, any Insolvency Proceeding by or against any Borrower or any Guarantor or any other circumstance which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of any Borrower or any Guarantor in respect of the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Term Obligations. No priority or right of the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party shall at any time be prejudiced or impaired in any way by any act or failure to act on the part of any Borrower or any Guarantor or by the noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions, or covenants of any of the ABL Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party may have.

 

 

 

 

(b)            If the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party is required in any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise to turn over or otherwise pay to the estate of any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person any payment made in satisfaction of all or any portion of the Term Loan Obligations (a “Term Loan Recovery”), then the Term Loan Obligations shall be reinstated to the extent of such Term Loan Recovery. If this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to such Term Loan Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect in the event of such Term Loan Recovery, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair, or otherwise affect the obligations of the Parties from such date of reinstatement. All rights, interests, agreements, and obligations of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent, any Additional Term Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Secured Parties and any Additional Term Secured Parties under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue irrespective of the commencement of, or any discharge, confirmation, conversion, or dismissal of, any Insolvency Proceeding by or against any Borrower or any Guarantor or any other circumstance which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of any Borrower or any Guarantor in respect of the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Term Obligations. No priority or right of the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party shall at any time be prejudiced or impaired in any way by any act or failure to act on the part of any Borrower or any Guarantor or by the noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions, or covenants of any of the Term Loan Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party may have.

 

(c)            If any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party is required in any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise to turn over or otherwise pay to the estate of any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person any payment made in satisfaction of all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations (an “Additional Term Recovery”), then the Additional Term Obligations shall be reinstated to the extent of such Additional Term Recovery. If this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to such Additional Term Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect in the event of such Additional Term Recovery, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair, or otherwise affect the obligations of the Parties from such date of reinstatement. All rights, interests, agreements, and obligations of any Additional Term Agent, the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent, any Additional Term Secured Parties, the ABL Secured Parties and the Term Loan Secured Parties under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue irrespective of the commencement of, or any discharge, confirmation, conversion, or dismissal of, any Insolvency Proceeding by or against any Borrower or any Guarantor or any other circumstance which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of any Borrower or any Guarantor in respect of any Additional Term Obligations, the ABL Obligations or the Term Loan Obligations. No priority or right of any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party shall at any time be prejudiced or impaired in any way by any act or failure to act on the part of any Borrower or any Guarantor or by the noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions, or covenants of any of the Additional Term Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party may have.

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 6

 

Insolvency Proceedings

 

Section 6.1 DIP Financing

 

(a)             If any Borrower or any Guarantor shall be subject to any Insolvency Proceeding in the United States at any time prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, and the ABL Agent or any ABL Credit Agreement Lenders shall agree to provide any Borrower or any Guarantor with, or consent to a third party providing any Borrower or any Guarantor with, any financing under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or consent to any order for the use of cash collateral constituting ABL Priority Collateral under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code (each, an “ABL DIP Financing”), with such ABL DIP Financing to be secured by all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral (including assets that, but for the application of Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code would be ABL Priority Collateral), then the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that it will raise no objection, and will not directly or indirectly support or act in concert with any other party in raising an objection, to such ABL DIP Financing or to the Liens securing the same on the grounds of a failure to provide “adequate protection” for the Liens of the Term Loan Agent securing the Term Loan Obligations or on any other grounds (and will not request any adequate protection solely as a result of such ABL DIP Financing or use of cash collateral that is ABL Priority Collateral except as permitted by Section 6.3(c)(i) hereof), so long as (i) the Term Loan Agent retains its Lien on the Collateral to secure the Term Loan Obligations (in each case, including Proceeds thereof arising after the commencement of the case under the Bankruptcy Code) and, as to the Term Loan Priority Collateral only, such Lien has the same priority as existed prior to the commencement of the case under the Bankruptcy Code and any Lien on any Term Loan Priority Collateral securing such ABL DIP Financing is junior and subordinate to the Lien of the Term Loan Agent on the Term Loan Priority Collateral, (ii) all Liens on ABL Priority Collateral securing any such ABL DIP Financing shall be senior to or on a parity with the Liens of the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties on the Collateral securing the ABL Obligations, on ABL Priority Collateral, (iii) any proceeds of the Term Loan Priority Collateral are applied to the Term Loan Obligations or as otherwise agreed by the Term Loan Agent and (iv) if the ABL Agent and/or any ABL Secured Party receives an adequate protection Lien on post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Agent also receives an adequate protection Lien on such post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the Term Loan Obligations and (v) the terms of such ABL DIP Financing do not require any Grantor to seek approval for any Plan of Reorganization that is not a Conforming Plan of Reorganization, provided that (x) such Liens in favor of the ABL Agent and the Term Loan Agent shall be subject to the provisions of Section 6.1(d) hereof and (y) the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.1(a) shall not prevent the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties from objecting to any provision in any DIP Financing relating to any provision or content of a Plan of Reorganization that is not a Conforming Plan Reorganization. The Term Loan Agent agrees that it shall not, and nor shall any of the Term Loan Secured Parties, directly or indirectly, provide, offer to provide, or support any debtor in possession financing or use of cash collateral secured by a Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral senior to or pari passu with the Liens securing the ABL Obligations. If, in connection with any ABL DIP Financing, any Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral held by the ABL Secured Parties to secure the ABL Obligations are subject to a surcharge or are subordinated to an administrative priority claim, a professional fee “carve-out”, or fees owed to the United States Trustee, then the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral of the Term Loan Secured Parties securing the Term Loan Obligations shall also be subordinated to such interest or claim and shall remain subordinated to the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral of the ABL Secured Parties consistent with this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

(b)            If any Borrower or any Guarantor shall be subject to any Insolvency Proceeding in the United States at any time prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, and the ABL Agent or any ABL Credit Agreement Lenders shall agree to provide any Borrower or any Guarantor with, or consent to a third party providing any Borrower or any Guarantor with, any ABL DIP Financing, with such ABL DIP Financing to be secured by all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral (including assets that, but for the application of Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code would be ABL Priority Collateral), then any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties, agrees that it will raise no objection, and will not directly or indirectly support or act in concert with any other party in raising an objection, to such ABL DIP Financing or to the Liens securing the same on the grounds of a failure to provide “adequate protection” for the Liens of such Additional Term Agent securing the Additional Term Obligations or on any other grounds (and will not request any adequate protection solely as a result of such ABL DIP Financing or use of cash collateral that is ABL Priority Collateral except as permitted by Section 6.3(c)(i) hereof), so long as (i) such Additional Term Agent retains its Lien on the Collateral to secure the Additional Term Obligations (in each case, including Proceeds thereof arising after the commencement of the case under the Bankruptcy Code) and, as to the Term Loan Priority Collateral only, such Lien has the same priority as existed prior to the commencement of the case under the Bankruptcy Code and any Lien on any Term Loan Priority Collateral securing such DIP Financing is junior and subordinate to the Lien of such Additional Term Agent on the Term Loan Priority Collateral, (ii) all Liens on ABL Priority Collateral securing any such ABL DIP Financing shall be senior to or on a parity with the Liens of the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties on the Collateral securing the ABL Obligations on ABL Priority Collateral, (iii) any proceeds of the Term Loan Priority Collateral are applied to the Additional Term Loan Obligations or as otherwise agreed by such Additional Term Agent, (iv) if the ABL Agent and/or any ABL Secured Party receives an adequate protection Lien on post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the ABL Obligations, such Additional Term Agent also receives an adequate protection Lien on such post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the Additional Term Obligations and (v) the terms of such ABL DIP Financing do not require any Grantor to seek approval for any Plan of Reorganization that is not a Conforming Plan of Reorganization, provided that (x) such Liens in favor of the ABL Agent and such Additional Term Agent shall be subject to the provisions of Section 6.1(d) hereof and (y) the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.1(b) shall not prevent such Additional Term Agent and such Additional Term Secured Parties from objecting to any provision in any DIP Financing relating to any provision or content of a Plan of Reorganization that is not a Conforming Plan Reorganization. Such Additional Term Agent agrees that it shall not, and nor shall any of the Additional Term Secured Parties, directly or indirectly, provide, offer to provide, or support any debtor in possession financing or use of cash collateral secured by a Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral senior to or pari passu with the Liens securing the ABL Obligations. If, in connection with any ABL DIP Financing, any Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral held by the ABL Secured Parties to secure the ABL Obligations are subject to a surcharge or are subordinated to an administrative priority claim, a professional fee “carve-out”, or fees owed to the United States Trustee, then the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral of the Additional Term Secured Parties securing the Additional Term Obligations shall also be subordinated to such interest or claim and shall remain subordinated to the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral of the ABL Secured Parties consistent with this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

(c)

 

(i)              If any Borrower or any Guarantor shall be subject to any Insolvency Proceeding in the United States at any time prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, and the Term Loan Agent or any Term Credit Agreement Lenders, or any Additional Term Agent or Additional Term Credit Facility Lenders, shall agree to provide any Borrower or any Guarantor with, or consent to a third party providing, any financing under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or consent to any order for the use of cash collateral constituting Term Loan Priority Collateral under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code (each, a “Term DIP Financing”), with such Term DIP Financing to be secured by all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral (including assets that, but for the application of Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code would be Term Loan Priority Collateral), then the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it will raise no objection, and will not directly or indirectly support, or act in concert with any other party in raising an objection, to such Term DIP Financing or to the Liens securing the same on the grounds of a failure to provide “adequate protection” for the Liens of such ABL Agent securing the ABL Obligations or on any other grounds (and will not request any adequate protection solely as a result of such Term DIP Financing), so long as (i) the ABL Agent retains its Lien on the Collateral to secure the ABL Obligations (in each case, including Proceeds thereof arising after the commencement of the case under the Bankruptcy Code) and, as to the ABL Priority Collateral only, such Lien has the same priority as existed prior to the commencement of the case under the Bankruptcy Code and any Lien on any ABL Priority Collateral securing such Term DIP Financing is junior and subordinate to the Lien of the ABL Agent on the ABL Priority Collateral, (ii) all Liens on ABL Priority Collateral securing any such Term DIP Financing shall be senior to or on a parity with the Liens of the Term Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties securing the Term Loan Obligations on Term Loan Priority Collateral and the Liens of any Additional Term Agent and the Additional Term Secured Parties securing the Additional Term Obligations on the Term Loan Priority Collateral, (iii) any proceeds of the ABL Priority Collateral are applied to the ABL Obligations or as otherwise agreed by the ABL Agent and (iv) if the Term Loan Agent and/or any Term Loan Secured Party, or any Additional Term Agent and/or any Additional Term Secured Party, receives an adequate protection Lien on post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the Term Loan Obligations or the Additional Term Obligations, as the case may be, the ABL Agent also receives an adequate protection Lien on such post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the ABL Obligations and (v) the terms of such Term DIP Financing do not require any Grantor to seek approval for any Plan of Reorganization that is not a Conforming Plan of Reorganization, provided that (x) such Liens in favor of the Term Loan Agent, any Additional Term Agent and the ABL Agent shall be subject to the provisions of Section 6.1(d) hereof and (y) the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.1(c) shall not prevent any ABL Agent and any ABL Secured Parties from objecting to any provision in any Term DIP Financing relating to any provision or content of a Plan of Reorganization that is not a Conforming Plan Reorganization. The ABL Agent agrees that it shall not, and nor shall any of the ABL Secured Parties, directly or indirectly, provide, offer to provide, or support any debtor in possession financing or use of cash collateral secured by a Lien on the Term Loan Priority Collateral senior to or pari passu with the Liens securing the Term Loan Obligations. If, in connection with any Term DIP Financing, any Liens on the Term Loan Priority Collateral held by the Term Loan Secured Parties to secure the Term Loan Obligations are subject to a surcharge or are subordinated to an administrative priority claim, a professional fee “carve-out”, or fees owed to the United States Trustee, then the Liens on the Term Loan Priority Collateral of the ABL Secured Parties securing the ABL Obligations shall also be subordinated to such interest or claim and shall remain subordinated to the Liens on the Term Loan Priority Collateral of the Term Loan Secured Parties consistent with this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

(ii)            [Reserved].

 

(d)            All Liens granted to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Term Agent in any Insolvency Proceeding, whether as adequate protection or otherwise, are intended by the Parties to be and shall be deemed to be subject to the Lien Priority and the other terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not alter the super-priority of any Liens securing any ABL DIP Financing or Term DIP Financing in accordance with this Section 6.1.

 

Section 6.2 Relief From Stay

 

Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees not to seek relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral without the ABL Agent’s express written consent. Until the Discharge of Term Loan Collateral Obligations has occurred, the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees not to seek relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral without the Term Loan Collateral Representative’s express written consent. In addition, none of the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), the ABL Agent nor any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if and as applicable) shall seek any relief from the automatic stay with respect to any Collateral without providing 30 days’ prior written notice to each other Party, unless such period is agreed in writing by the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and each Additional Term Agent to be modified.

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6.3 No Contest

 

(a)            The Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, none of them shall contest (or directly or indirectly support any other Person contesting) (i) any request by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party for adequate protection of its interest in the ABL Priority Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1 or Section 6.10), or (ii) any objection by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party to any motion, relief, action, or proceeding based on a claim by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party that its interests in the ABL Priority Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1) are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to the ABL Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement. Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, none of them shall contest (or directly or indirectly support any other Person contesting) (i) any request by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party for adequate protection of its interest in the ABL Priority Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1 or Section 6.10), or (ii) any objection by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party to any motion, relief, action, or proceeding based on a claim by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party that its interests in the ABL Priority Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1 or Section 6.10) are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to the ABL Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).

 

(b)            The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that, prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, none of them shall contest (or directly or indirectly support any other Person contesting) (i) any request by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party for adequate protection of its interest in the Term Loan Priority Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1(a) or (c) or Section 6.10 hereof), or (ii) any objection by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on a claim by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party that its interests in the Term Loan Priority Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1(a) or (c) or Section 6.10 hereof) are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to the Term Loan Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement. Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that, prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, none of them shall contest (or directly or indirectly support any other Person contesting) (i) any request by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party for adequate protection of its interest in the Term Loan Priority Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1 or Section 6.10), or (ii) any objection by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on a claim by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party that its interests in the Term Loan Priority Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1 or Section 6.10) are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to the Term Loan Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).

 

 

 

 

 

(c)            The Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that, prior to the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations, none of them shall contest (or directly or indirectly support any other Person contesting) (i) any request by any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party for adequate protection of its interest in the Term Loan Priority Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1 or Section 6.10), or (ii) any objection by any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party to any motion, relief, action, or proceeding based on a claim by any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party that its interests in the Term Loan Priority Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1 or Section 6.10) are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to such Additional Term Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties). The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that, prior to the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations, none of them shall contest (or directly or indirectly support any other Person contesting) (i) any request by any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party for adequate protection of its interest in the Term Loan Priority Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1(b) or Section 6.10 hereof), or (ii) any objection by any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party to any motion, relief, action, or proceeding based on a claim by any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party that its interests in the Term Loan Priority Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1(b) or Section 6.10 hereof) are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to such Additional Term Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties). Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that, prior to the applicable Discharge of Additional Term Obligations, none of them shall contest (or directly or indirectly support any other Person contesting) (a) any request by any other Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party represented by such other Additional Term Agent for adequate protection of its interest in the Term Loan Priority Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1(b) or Section 6.10 hereof), or (b) any objection by such other Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party to any motion, relief, action, or proceeding based on a claim by any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party represented by such other Additional Term Agent that its interests in the Term Loan Priority Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1(b) or Section 6.10 hereof) are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to such other Additional Term Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby).

 

 

 

 

Section 6.4   Asset Sales The Term Loan Agent agrees, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and any Additional Term Agent agrees, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, that it will not oppose, and shall be deemed to have consented to, any sale consented to by the ABL Agent of any ABL Priority Collateral pursuant to Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision under the law applicable to any Insolvency Proceeding) so long as the proceeds of such sale are applied in accordance with this Agreement. The ABL Agent agrees, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, that it will not oppose, and shall be deemed to have consented to, any sale consented to by the Term Loan Agent, any Additional Term Agent or the Term Loan Collateral Representative of any Term Loan Priority Collateral pursuant to Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision under the law applicable to any Insolvency Proceeding) so long as the proceeds of such sale are applied in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Section 6.5   Separate Grants of Security and Separate Classification

 

Each Term Loan Secured Party, the Term Loan Agent, each Additional Term Secured Party and each Additional Term Agent on the one hand and each ABL Secured Party and the ABL Agent, on the other hand acknowledges and agrees that (i) the grants of Liens pursuant to the ABL Collateral Documents, the Term Loan Collateral Documents and the Additional Term Collateral Documents constitute separate and distinct grants of Liens and (ii) because of, among other things, their differing rights in the Collateral (including that the ABL Secured Parties do not have a Lien on any Real Property), the Term Loan Obligations and Additional Term Obligations are fundamentally different from the ABL Obligations and must be separately classified in any Plan of Reorganization proposed, confirmed or adopted in an Insolvency Proceeding. To further effectuate the intent of the parties as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, if it is held by a court of competent jurisdiction that the claims of the ABL Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Term Loan Secured Parties and the Additional Term Secured Parties, on the other hand, in respect of the Collateral constitute only one secured claim (rather than separate classes of senior and junior secured claims), then the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Secured Parties and any Additional Term Secured Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that all distributions shall be made as if there were separate classes of ABL Obligation claims, Term Loan Obligation claims and Additional Term Obligation claims against the Credit Parties (with the effect being that, to the extent that the aggregate value of the ABL Priority Collateral or the Term Loan Priority Collateral is sufficient (for this purpose ignoring all claims held by the other Secured Parties), the ABL Secured Parties or the Term Loan Secured Parties and the Additional Term Secured Parties, respectively, shall be entitled to receive, in addition to amounts distributed to them in respect of principal, pre-petition interest and other claims, all amounts owing in respect of post-petition interest, fees and expenses that is available from each pool of Priority Collateral for each of the ABL Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Term Loan Secured Parties and the Additional Term Secured Parties, on the other hand, before any distribution is made from the applicable pool of Priority Collateral in respect of the claims held by the other Secured Parties, with the other Secured Parties hereby acknowledging and agreeing to turn over to the respective other Secured Parties amounts otherwise received or receivable by them from the applicable pool of Priority Collateral to the extent necessary to effectuate the intent of this sentence, even if such turnover has the effect of reducing the aggregate recoveries. The foregoing sentence is subject to any separate agreement by and between any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and any other Party, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, with respect to the Additional Term Obligations owing to any of such Additional Term Agent and Additional Term Secured Parties.

 

 

 

 

Section 6.6   Enforceability

 

The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be and shall be enforceable as a “subordination agreement” under Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

Section 6.7   ABL Obligations Unconditional

 

All rights of the ABL Agent hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the Term Loan Agent, any Additional Term Agent and the Credit Parties (to the extent applicable) hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

 

(i)             any lack of validity or enforceability of any ABL Document;

 

(ii)            any change in the time, place or manner of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any portion of the ABL Obligations, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of any ABL Document;

 

(iii)           any exchange, release, voiding, avoidance or non perfection of any security interest in any Collateral or any other collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding, restatement or increase of all or any portion of the ABL Obligations or any guarantee thereof;

 

(iv)           the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of the Company or any other Credit Party; or

 

(v)            any other circumstances that otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the ABL Obligations, or of any of the Term Loan Agent, any Additional Term Agent or any Credit Party, to the extent applicable, in respect of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.8   Term Loan Obligations Unconditional

 

All rights of the Term Loan Agent hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the ABL Agent, any Additional Term Agent and the Credit Parties (to the extent applicable) hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

 

(i)             any lack of validity or enforceability of any Term Loan Document;

 

(ii)            any change in the time, place or manner of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any portion of the Term Loan Obligations, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of any Term Loan Document;

 

(iii)           any exchange, release, voiding, avoidance or non perfection of any security interest in any Collateral, or any other collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding, restatement or increase of all or any portion of the Term Loan Obligations or any guarantee thereof;

 

 

 

 

(iv)           the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of the Company or any other Credit Party; or

 

(v)            any other circumstances that otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the Term Loan Obligations, or of any of the ABL Agent, any Additional Term Agent or any Credit Party, to the extent applicable, in respect of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.9   Additional Term Obligations Unconditional

 

All rights of any Additional Term Agent hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and the Credit Parties (to the extent applicable) hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

 

(i)             any lack of validity or enforceability of any Additional Term Document;

 

(ii)            any change in the time, place or manner of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of any Additional Term Document;

 

(iii)           any exchange, release, voiding, avoidance or non perfection of any security interest in any Collateral, or any other collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding, restatement or increase of all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations or any guarantee thereof;

 

(iv)           the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of the Company or any other Credit Party; or

 

(v)            any other circumstances that otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the Additional Term Obligations, or of any of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent or any Credit Party, to the extent applicable, in respect of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.10 Adequate Protection

 

Except to the extent expressly provided in Section 6.1, nothing in this Agreement shall limit the rights of (x) the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties, (y) the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties, or (z) any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Parties, respectively, from seeking or requesting adequate protection with respect to their interests in the applicable Priority Collateral in any Insolvency Proceeding, including adequate protection in the form of a cash payment, periodic cash payments, cash payments of interest, additional collateral or otherwise; provided that:

 

 

 

 

(a)             in the event that the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself or any of the ABL Secured Parties, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of the ABL Obligations and such adequate protection is granted (i) in the form of a Lien on additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute Term Loan Priority Collateral, then the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and each of the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that the Term Loan Agent shall also be granted a senior Lien on such collateral as security for the Term Loan Obligations and that any Lien on such collateral securing the ABL Obligations shall be subordinate to any Lien on such collateral securing the Term Loan Obligations, or (ii) in the form of periodic or other cash payments, such cash payments shall be made solely from the Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral,

 

(b)            in the event that the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself or any of the ABL Secured Parties, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of the ABL Obligations and such adequate protection is granted in the form of a Lien on additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute Term Loan Priority Collateral, then the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and each of the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that any Additional Term Agent shall also be granted a senior Lien on such collateral as security for the Additional Term Obligations and that any Lien on such collateral securing the ABL Obligations shall be subordinate to any Lien on such collateral securing the Additional Term Obligations (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties),

 

(c)             in the event that the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself or any of the Term Loan Secured Parties, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of the Term Loan Obligations and such adequate protection is granted (i) in the form of a Lien on additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute ABL Priority Collateral, then the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and each of the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that the ABL Agent shall also be granted a senior Lien on such collateral as security for the ABL Obligations and that any Lien on such collateral securing the Term Loan Obligations shall be subordinate to the Lien on such collateral securing the ABL Obligations, or (ii) in the form of periodic or other cash payments, such cash payments shall be made solely from the Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral, and

 

(d)            in the event that any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself or any Additional Term Secured Parties, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of the Additional Term Obligations and such adequate protection is granted (i) in the form of a Lien on additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute ABL Priority Collateral, then such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that the ABL Agent shall also be granted a senior Lien on such collateral as security for the ABL Obligations and that any Lien on such collateral securing the Additional Term Obligations shall be subordinate to the Lien on such collateral securing the ABL Obligations (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby), or (ii) in the form of periodic or other cash payments, such cash payments shall be made solely from the Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral.

 

 

 

 

Section 6.11 Post-Petition Interest.

 

(a)            None of the Term Loan Agent, any Additional Term Agent, any Term Loan Secured Party nor any Additional Term Loan Secured shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party for allowance in any Insolvency Proceeding of ABL Obligations consisting of post-petition interest, fees or expenses to the extent of the value of the Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral securing any ABL Secured Party’s claim, without regard to the existence of the Lien of the Term Loan Agent on behalf of the Term Loan Secured Parties or any Additional Term Agent on behalf of the Additional Term Secured Parties on the ABL Priority Collateral.

 

 

(b)            None of the ABL Agent nor any ABL Secured Party shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by the Term Loan Agent, any Additional Term Agent, any Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Term Loan Secured Party for allowance in any Insolvency Proceeding of Term Obligations consisting of post-petition interest, fees or expenses to the extent of the value of the Lien on the Term Priority Collateral securing any Term Secured Party’s claim, without regard to the existence of the Lien of the ABL Agent on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties on the Term Loan Priority Collateral.

 

ARTICLE 7

 

Miscellaneous

 

Section 7.1   Rights of Subrogation

 

The Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that no payment by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall entitle the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred. Following the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Agent agrees to execute such documents, agreements, and instruments as the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party may reasonably request to evidence the transfer by subrogation to any such Person of an interest in the ABL Obligations resulting from payments to the ABL Agent by such Person, so long as all costs and expenses (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection therewith by the ABL Agent are paid by such Person or the Credit Parties upon request for payment thereof.

 

The ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that no payment by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall entitle the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred. Following the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, the Term Loan Agent agrees to execute such documents, agreements, and instruments as the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party may reasonably request to evidence the transfer by subrogation to any such Person of an interest in the Term Loan Obligations resulting from payments to the Term Loan Agent by such Person, so long as all costs and expenses (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection therewith by the Term Loan Agent are paid by such Person or the Credit Parties upon request for payment thereof.

 

 

 

 

The ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that no payment by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party to any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party represented thereby pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall entitle the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations with respect to the Additional Term Obligations owed to such Additional Term Secured Parties shall have occurred. Following the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations with respect to the Additional Term Obligations owed to such Additional Term Secured Parties, such Additional Term Agent agrees to execute such documents, agreements, and instruments as the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party may reasonably request to evidence the transfer by subrogation to any such Person of an interest in the applicable Additional Term Obligations resulting from payments to such Additional Term Agent by such Person, so long as all costs and expenses (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection therewith by such Additional Term Agent are paid by such Person or the Credit Parties upon request for payment thereof.

 

Any Additional Term Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that no payment by such Additional Term Agent or any such Additional Term Secured Party to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall entitle such Additional Term Agent or any such Additional Term Secured Party to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred. Following the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Agent agrees to execute such documents, agreements, and instruments as such Additional Term Agent or any such Additional Term Secured Party may reasonably request to evidence the transfer by subrogation to any such Person of an interest in the ABL Obligations resulting from payments to the ABL Agent by such Person, so long as all costs and expenses (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection therewith by the ABL Agent are paid by such Person or the Credit Parties upon request for payment thereof.

 

Section 7.2   Further Assurances

 

The Parties will, at their own expense and at any time and from time to time, promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable, or that any Party may reasonably request, in order to protect any right or interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable such Party to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder; provided, however, that no Party shall be required to pay over any payment or distribution, execute any instruments or documents, or take any other action referred to in this Section 7.2, to the extent that such action would contravene any law, order or other legal requirement or any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, and in the event of a controversy or dispute, such Party may interplead any payment or distribution in any court of competent jurisdiction, without further responsibility in respect of such payment or distribution under this Section 7.2.

 

Section 7.3   Representations

 

The Term Loan Agent represents and warrants to the ABL Agent and any Additional Term Agent that it has the requisite power and authority under the Term Loan Documents to enter into, execute, deliver, and carry out the terms of this Agreement on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties. The ABL Agent represents and warrants to the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent that it has the requisite power and authority under the ABL Documents to enter into, execute, deliver, and carry out the terms of this Agreement on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties. Any Additional Term Agent represents and warrants to the Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent and any other Additional Term Agent that it has the requisite power and authority under the applicable Additional Term Documents to enter into, execute, deliver, and carry out the terms of this Agreement on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby.

 

 

 

 

Section 7.4  Amendments

 

(a)             No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by any Party hereto, shall be effective unless it is in a written agreement executed by the Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent and any Additional Term Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, without the consent of any Party hereto, amend this Agreement to add an Additional Term Agent by (x) executing an Additional Term Indebtedness Joinder as provided in Section 7.11 or (y) executing a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto as provided for in the definition of “ABL Credit Agreement” or “Term Loan Credit Agreement”, as applicable. No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure therefrom by any Party hereto, that changes, alters, modifies or otherwise adversely affects any power, privilege, right, remedy, liability or obligation of, or otherwise affects in any manner, any Additional Term Agent that is not then a Party, or any Additional Term Secured Party not then represented by an Additional Term Agent that is then a Party (including but not limited to any change, alteration, modification or other effect upon any power, privilege, right, remedy, liability or obligation of or other adverse effect upon any such Additional Term Agent or Additional Term Secured Party that may at any subsequent time become a Party or beneficiary hereof) shall be effective unless it is consented to in writing by the Company (regardless of whether any such Additional Term Agent or Additional Term Secured Party ever becomes a Party or beneficiary hereof), and any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement that would have the effect, directly or indirectly, through any reference in any Credit Document to this Agreement or otherwise, of waiving, amending, supplementing or otherwise modifying any Credit Document, or any term or provision thereof, or any right or obligation of the Company or any other Credit Party thereunder or in respect thereof, shall not be given such effect except pursuant to a written instrument executed by the Company and each other affected Credit Party.

 

(b)            In the event that the ABL Agent or the requisite ABL Secured Parties represented thereby enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of or replacing any ABL Collateral Document for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departure from any provisions of, any ABL Collateral Document relating to the ABL Priority Collateral or changing in any manner the rights of the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, or any ABL Credit Party with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral (including, subject to Section 2.4(f) hereof, the release of any Liens thereon), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of each Term Loan Collateral Document and each Additional Term Collateral Document, in each case without the consent of, or any action by, any Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party or any Additional Term Agent or Additional Term Secured Party, as applicable; provided, that such amendment, waiver or consent does not materially adversely affect the rights of the Term Loan Secured Parties or the Additional Term Secured Parties, as applicable, or the interests of the Term Loan Secured Parties or the Additional Term Secured Parties, as applicable, in the Term Loan Priority Collateral. The ABL Agent shall give written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent to the Term Loan Agent and each Additional Term Agent; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or consent with respect to the provisions of any Term Loan Collateral Document or any Additional Term Collateral Document as set forth in this Section 7.4(b).

 

 

 

 

(c)            In the event that the Term Loan Agent that is the Term Loan Collateral Representative or the requisite Term Loan Secured Parties represented thereby enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of or replacing any Term Loan Collateral Document for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any Term Loan Collateral Document relating to the Term Loan Priority Collateral or changing in any manner the rights of the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Secured Parties, or any Term Loan Credit Party with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral (including, subject to Section 2.4(f) hereof, the release of any Liens thereon), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of each ABL Collateral Document, without the consent of, or any action by, the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties); provided, that such amendment, waiver or consent does not materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the ABL Secured Parties in the ABL Priority Collateral (including any license or right of use granted to them by any Credit Party pursuant to any ABL Collateral Document with respect to Intellectual Property owned by such Credit Party as it pertains to the ABL Priority Collateral). The Term Loan Agent shall give written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent to the ABL Agent; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or consent with respect to the provisions of any ABL Collateral Document as set forth in this Section 7.4(c).

 

(d)            In the event that the Term Loan Agent that is the Term Loan Collateral Representative or the requisite Term Loan Secured Parties represented thereby enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of or replacing any Term Loan Collateral Document for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any Term Loan Collateral Document relating to the Term Loan Priority Collateral or changing in any manner the rights of the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Secured Parties, or any Term Loan Credit Party with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral (including, subject to Section 2.4(f) hereof, the release of any Liens thereon), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of each Additional Term Collateral Document without the consent of, or any action by, any Additional Term Agent or Additional Term Secured Party (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties); provided, that such amendment, waiver or consent does not materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the Additional Term Secured Parties in the Collateral. The applicable Term Loan Agent shall give written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent to each Additional Term Agent; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or consent with respect to the provisions of any Additional Term Collateral Document as set forth in this Section 7.4(d).

 

 

 

 

(e)            In the event that any Additional Term Agent that is the Term Loan Collateral Representative or the requisite Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of or replacing any Additional Term Collateral Document for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any Additional Term Collateral Document relating to the Term Loan Priority Collateral or changing in any manner the rights of the Additional Term Agent, the Additional Term Secured Parties, or any Additional Term Credit Party with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral (including, subject to Section 2.4(f) hereof, the release of any Liens thereon), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of each ABL Collateral Document without the consent of, or any action by, the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between (x) such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and (y) the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties); provided, that such amendment, waiver or consent does not materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the ABL Secured Parties in the ABL Priority Collateral (including any license or right of use granted to them by any Credit Party pursuant to any ABL Collateral Document with respect to Intellectual Property owned by such Credit Party as it pertains to the ABL Priority Collateral). The applicable Additional Term Agent shall give written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent to the ABL Agent; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or consent with respect to the provisions of any ABL Collateral Document as set forth in this Section 7.4(e).

 

(f)            In the event that any Additional Term Agent that is the Term Loan Collateral Representative or the requisite Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of or replacing any Additional Term Collateral Document for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any Additional Term Collateral Document relating to the Term Loan Priority Collateral or changing in any manner the rights of the Additional Term Agent, the Additional Term Secured Parties, or any Additional Term Credit Party with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral (including, subject to Section 2.4(f) hereof, the release of any Liens thereon), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of each Term Loan Collateral Document and (with respect to any other Additional Term Credit Facility) each Additional Term Collateral Document, in each case without the consent of, or any action by, the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party or (with respect to any other Additional Term Credit Facility) any other Additional Term Agent or related Additional Term Secured Party, as applicable (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between (x) such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and (y) the Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, or such other Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby); provided, that such amendment, waiver or consent does not materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the Term Loan Secured Parties or such other Additional Term Secured Parties, as applicable, in the Collateral. The applicable Additional Term Agent shall give written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent to the Term Loan Agent and each such other Additional Term Agent; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or consent with respect to the provisions of any Term Loan Collateral Document or Additional Term Collateral Document as set forth in this Section 7.4(f).

 

 

 

 

Section 7.5   Addresses for Notices

 

Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice or other communication herein required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and may be personally served, faxed, sent by electronic mail or sent by overnight express courier service or United States mail and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service, upon receipt of a facsimile or upon receipt of electronic mail sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient) or five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail (certified, with postage prepaid and properly addressed). For the purposes hereof, the addresses of the parties hereto (until notice of a change thereof is delivered as provided in this Section) shall be as set forth below or, as to each party, at such other address as may be designated by such party in a written notice to all of the other parties.

 

 

ABL Agent: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
  1800 Century Park East, Suite 1100
  Los Angeles, CA 90067
  Attn: Relationship Manager – Lannett Company, Inc.
   
Term Loan Agent: Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Administrative Agent
  225 West Washington Street, 9th Floor
  Chicago, Illinois 60606
  Attention: Legal Department & CPC Agency
Email Address: legal@alterdomus.com
  cpcagency@alterdomus.com
  Fax: 312-376-0751

Any Additional Term Agent: As set forth in the Additional Term Indebtedness Joinder executed and delivered by such Additional Term Agent pursuant to Section 7.11.

 

Section 7.6   No Waiver, Remedies

 

No failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

 

 

 

 

Section 7.7   Continuing Agreement, Transfer of Secured Obligations

 

This Agreement is a continuing agreement and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations and the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations shall have occurred, (b) be binding upon the Parties and their successors and assigns, and (c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns. Nothing herein is intended, or shall be construed to give, any other Person any right, remedy or claim under, to or in respect of this Agreement or any Collateral, subject to Section 7.10 hereof. All references to any Credit Party shall include any Credit Party as debtor-in-possession and any receiver or trustee for such Credit Party in any Insolvency Proceeding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), the ABL Agent, any ABL Secured Party, the Term Loan Agent, any Term Loan Secured Party, any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Term Obligations, as applicable, to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the rights and obligations in respect thereof granted to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent, such ABL Secured Party, such Term Loan Secured Party, such Additional Term Agent or such Additional Term Secured Party, as the case may be, herein or otherwise. The ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Secured Parties and any Additional Term Secured Parties may continue, at any time and without notice to the other Parties hereto, to extend credit and other financial accommodations, lend monies and provide indebtedness to, or for the benefit of, any Credit Party on the faith hereof.

 

Section 7.8   Governing Law; Entire Agreement

 

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 giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules are not mandatorily applicable by statute and would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto.

 

Section 7.9   Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by facsimile and other electronic transmission), and it is not necessary that the signatures of all Parties be contained on any one counterpart hereof, each counterpart will be deemed to be an original, and all together shall constitute one and the same document.

 

Section 7.10 No Third Party Beneficiaries

 

This Agreement and the rights and benefits hereof shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and its respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of each of the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Secured Parties, each Additional Term Agent, the Additional Term Secured Parties and the Company and the other Credit Parties. No other Person shall have or be entitled to assert rights or benefits hereunder.

 

Section 7.11 Designation of Additional Term Indebtedness; Joinder of Additional Term Agents

 

(a)            The Company may designate any Additional Term Indebtedness complying with the requirements of the definition of “Additional Term Indebtedness” as Additional Term Indebtedness for purposes of this Agreement, upon complying with the following conditions:

 

(i)             one or more Additional Term Agents for one or more Additional Term Secured Parties in respect of such Additional Term Indebtedness shall have executed the Additional Term Indebtedness Joinder with respect to such Additional Term Indebtedness, and the Company or any such Additional Term Agent shall have delivered such executed Additional Term Indebtedness Joinder to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any other Additional Term Agent then party to this Agreement;

 

 

 

 

(ii)            at least five Business Days (unless a shorter period is agreed in writing by the Parties and the Company) prior to delivery of the Additional Term Indebtedness Joinder, the Company shall have delivered to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any other Additional Term Agent then party to this Agreement complete and correct copies of any Additional Term Credit Facility, Additional Term Guarantees and Additional Term Collateral Documents that will govern such Additional Term Indebtedness upon giving effect to such designation (which may be unexecuted copies of Additional Term Documents to be executed and delivered concurrently with the effectiveness of such designation); and

 

(iii)           the Company shall have executed and delivered to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any other Additional Term Agent then party to this Agreement an Additional Term Indebtedness Designation, with respect to such Additional Term Indebtedness.

 

(b)            Upon satisfaction of the foregoing conditions specified in the preceding Section 7.11(a), (i) the designated Additional Term Indebtedness shall constitute “Additional Term Indebtedness,” any Additional Term Credit Facility under which such Additional Term Indebtedness is or may be incurred shall constitute an “Additional Term Credit Facility,” any holder of such Additional Term Indebtedness or other applicable Additional Term Secured Party shall constitute an “Additional Term Secured Party,” and any Additional Term Agent for any such Additional Term Secured Party shall constitute an “Additional Term Agent,” and (ii) any designated Additional Term Indebtedness shall constitute “Additional Term Indebtedness,” any Additional Term Credit Facility under which such Additional Term Indebtedness is or may be incurred shall constitute an “Additional Term Credit Facility” and an “Additional Term Credit Facility,” any holder of such Additional Term Indebtedness or other applicable Additional Term Secured Party shall constitute an “Additional Term Secured Party” and an “Additional Term Secured Party,” and any Additional Term Agent for any such Additional Term Secured Party shall constitute an “Additional Term Agent”. The date on which the foregoing conditions specified in Section 7.11(a) shall have been satisfied with respect to such Additional Term Indebtedness is herein called the “Additional Term Effective Date.” Prior to the Additional Term Effective Date with respect to such Additional Term Indebtedness, all references herein to Additional Term Indebtedness shall be deemed not to take into account such Additional Term Indebtedness, and the rights and obligations of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any other Additional Term Agent then party to this Agreement shall be determined on the basis that such Additional Term Indebtedness is not then designated. On and after the Additional Term Effective Date with respect to such Additional Term Indebtedness, all references herein to Additional Term Indebtedness shall be deemed to take into account such Additional Term Indebtedness, and the rights and obligations of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any other Additional Term Agent then party to this Agreement shall be determined on the basis that such Additional Term Indebtedness is then designated.

 

(c)            In connection with any designation of Additional Term Indebtedness pursuant to this Section 7.11, each of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent then party hereto agrees at the Company’s expense (x) to execute and deliver any amendments, amendments and restatements, restatements or waivers of or supplements to or other modifications to, any Term Loan Collateral Documents, ABL Collateral Documents, or Additional Term Collateral Documents, as applicable, and any blocked account, control or other agreements relating to any security interest in Control Collateral or Cash Collateral, and to make or consent to any filings or take any other actions, as may be reasonably deemed by the Company to be necessary or reasonably desirable for any Lien on any Collateral to secure such Additional Term Indebtedness to become a valid and perfected Lien (with the priority contemplated by this Agreement), provided that such amendment, restatement, waiver or supplement does not adversely affect the validity, perfection or priority of the Lien of such Agent (subject, as to priority, to the provisions of this Agreement) and (y) otherwise to reasonably cooperate to effectuate a designation of Additional Term Indebtedness pursuant to this Section 7.11 (including if requested, by executing an acknowledgment of any Additional Term Indebtedness Joinder or of the occurrence of any Additional Term Effective Date).

 

 

 

 

Section 7.12 Term Loan Collateral Representative and ABL Agent; Notice of Change

 

The Term Loan Collateral Representative shall act for the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties as provided in this Agreement, and shall be entitled to so act at the direction of the Requisite Term Holders from time to time. Until a Party (other than the existing Term Loan Collateral Representative) receives written notice from the existing Term Loan Collateral Representative, in accordance with Section 7.5 of this Agreement, of a change in the identity of the Term Loan Collateral Representative, such Party shall be entitled to act as if the existing Term Loan Collateral Representative is in fact the Term Loan Collateral Representative. Each Party (other than the existing Term Loan Collateral Representative) shall be entitled to rely upon any written notice of a change in the identity of the Term Loan Collateral Representative which facially appears to be from the then existing Term Loan Collateral Representative and is delivered in accordance with Section 7.5 and such Agent shall not be required to inquire into the veracity or genuineness of such notice. Each existing Term Loan Collateral Representative from time to time agrees to give prompt written notice to each Party of any change in the identity of the Term Loan Collateral Representative.

 

The ABL Agent shall act for the ABL Secured Parties as provided in this Agreement, and shall be entitled to so act at the direction of the Requisite ABL Holders from time to time. Until a Party (other than the existing ABL Agent) receives written notice from the existing ABL Agent, in accordance with Section 7.5 of this Agreement, of a change in the identity of the ABL Agent, such Party shall be entitled to act as if the existing ABL Agent is in fact the ABL Agent. Each Party (other than the existing ABL Agent) shall be entitled to rely upon any written notice of a change in the identity of the ABL Agent which facially appears to be from the then existing ABL Agent and is delivered in accordance with Section 7.5 and such Agent shall not be required to inquire into the veracity or genuineness of such notice. Each existing ABL Agent from time to time agrees to give prompt written notice to each Party of any change in the identity of the ABL Agent.

 

Section 7.13 Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights

 

The provisions of this Agreement are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Secured Parties and any Additional Term Secured Parties, respectively. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall impair the rights of the Company or any other Credit Party, or the obligations of the Company or any other Credit Party to pay the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations and any Additional Term Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms.

 

Section 7.14 Headings

 

The headings of the articles and sections of this Agreement are inserted for purposes of convenience only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

 

 

 

 

Section 7.15 Severability

 

If any of the provisions in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement and shall not invalidate the Lien Priority or the application of Proceeds and other priorities set forth in this Agreement.

 

Section 7.16 Attorneys Fees

 

The Parties agree that if any dispute, arbitration, litigation, or other proceeding is brought with respect to the enforcement of this Agreement or any provision hereof, the prevailing party in such dispute, arbitration, litigation, or other proceeding shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and all other costs and expenses incurred in the enforcement of this Agreement, irrespective of whether suit is brought.

 

Section 7.17 VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER

 

(a)            EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT RELATED THERETO, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.

 

(b)            EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS. EACH PARTY HERETO REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

 

(c)            EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 7.5. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.

 

 

 

 

Section 7.18 Intercreditor Agreement

 

This Agreement is the “ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement” referred to in the ABL Credit Agreement, the “ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement” referred to in the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the “ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement or ABL/Secured Notes Intercreditor Agreement” referred to in any Additional Term Credit Facility. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to subordinate the right of any ABL Secured Party to receive payment to the right of any Term Loan Secured Party or any Additional Term Secured Party to receive payment or of any Term Loan Secured Party or any Additional Term Secured Party to receive payment to the right of any ABL Secured Party to receive payment (whether before or after the occurrence of an Insolvency Proceeding), it being the intent of the Parties that this Agreement shall effectuate a subordination of Liens as between the ABL Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Term Loan Secured Parties or any Additional Term Secured Parties, on the other hand, but not a subordination of Indebtedness.

 

Section 7.19 No Warranties or Liability

 

The Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent and any Additional Term Agent each acknowledges and agrees that none of the other Parties has made any representation or warranty with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectability or enforceability of any other ABL Document, any other Term Loan Document or any other Additional Term Document. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent and any Additional Term Agent will be entitled to manage and supervise their respective extensions of credit to any Credit Party in accordance with law and their usual practices, modified from time to time as they deem appropriate.

 

Section 7.20 Conflicts

 

In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any ABL Document, any Term Loan Document or any Additional Term Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern. The parties hereto acknowledge that the terms of this Agreement are not intended to negate any specific rights granted to, or obligations of, the Company or any other Credit Party in the Term Loan Documents, the ABL Documents or any Additional Term Documents.

 

Section 7.21 Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Credit Parties

 

None of the Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent and any Additional Term Agent has any responsibility for keeping any other Party informed of the financial condition of the Credit Parties or of other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Term Obligations. The Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent and any Additional Term Agent hereby agree that no party shall have any duty to advise any other party of information known to it regarding such condition or any such circumstances. In the event the Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent or any Additional Term Agent, in its sole discretion, undertakes at any time or from time to time to provide any information to any other party to this Agreement, it shall be under no obligation (A) to provide any such information to such other party or any other party on any subsequent occasion, (B) to undertake any investigation not a part of its regular business routine, or (C) to disclose any other information.

 

Section 7.22 Excluded Assets.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement (including Sections 2.1, 2.5, 4.1, 6.1 and 6.9) shall be deemed to provide or require that any Agent or any Secured Party represented thereby receive any Proceeds of, or any Lien on, any Property of any Credit Party that constitutes “Excluded Assets” under (and as defined in) the applicable Credit Facility or any related Credit Document to which such Agent is a party.

 

 

 

 

Section 7.23 Concerning the Agents. It is understood and agreed that (a) the ABL Agent is entering into this Agreement not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as collateral agent under the ABL Documents, (b) the Term Loan Agent is entering into this Agreement not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as collateral agent under the Term Loan Documents, and (c) each Additional Term Agent is entering into this Agreement not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as collateral agent under the Additional Term Documents. Each Agent shall not be personally liable hereunder in its individual capacity except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties and obligations as expressly set forth herein, as determined in a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, and with respect to any discretionary rights or powers granted herein, shall have the right to request written instructions or confirmation from such number or percentage of the applicable Secured Parties as such Agent shall deem appropriate. No Agent shall have any liability or responsibility for the actions or omissions of any other Secured Party, or for any other Secured Party’s compliance with (or failure to comply with) the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any obligation of any Agent to segregate, hold in trust, remit, transfer and/or pay over any amounts (a “Turnover Amount”) in accordance with this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 3.2 hereunder, shall be subject to such Agent having actual knowledge of the Turnover Amount being in contravention of this Agreement and not having paid out the Turnover Amount to another Secured Party in accordance with the applicable Credit Documents prior to acquiring such knowledge. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to operate as a waiver by any Agent of the benefit of any rights, privileges, protections, immunities, exculpations, or indemnities in its favor under the applicable Credit Documents and each Agent shall be entitled to all such rights, privileges, protections, immunities, exculpations, or indemnities in connection with the execution of this Agreement and in taking or omitting to take any actions hereunder.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and the Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as ABL Agent
   
  By: /s/Salvatore Tulumello
    Name: Salvatore Tulumello
    Title: Vice President
   
  ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC, as Term Loan Agent
   
  By:   /s/Matthew Trybula
    Name: Matthew Trybula
    Title: Associate Counsel

 

[Signature Page to Intercreditor Agreement]

 

 

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

Each Borrower and each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that it has received a copy of this Agreement and consents thereto, agrees to recognize all rights granted thereby to the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Secured Parties, any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Parties and will not do any act or perform any obligation which is not in accordance with the agreements set forth in this Agreement.

 

CREDIT PARTIES:

 

  LANNETT COMPANY, INC.,as the Parent Borrower
   
  By: /s/Timothy C. Crew
    Name: Timothy C. Crew
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
   
  LANNETT HOLDINGS, INC.,as Guarantor
   
  By: /s/Robert Ehlinger
    Name: Robert Ehlinger
    Title: President
   
  CODY LABORATORIES, INC.,as Guarantor
   
  By: /s/John M. Abt
    Name: John M. Abt
    Title: President
   
  SILARX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,as Guarantor
   
  By: /s/Neha Desai-Jimenez
    Name: Neha Desai-Jimenez
    Title: President and Director of Operations
   
  KREMERS URBAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,as Guarantor
   
  By: /s/Grant Brock
    Name: Grant Brock
    Title: President

 

[Acknowledgment of Intercreditor Agreement]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

ADDITIONAL TERM INDEBTEDNESS DESIGNATION

 

DESIGNATION dated as of _______ __, 20__, by [COMPANY]1 (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Intercreditor Agreement (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”) entered into as December 7, 2020, between WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “ABL Agent”) for the ABL Secured Parties and Alter Domus (US) LLC (as successor to MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.), in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “Term Loan Agent”) for the Term Loan Secured Parties.2 Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Reference is made to that certain [insert name of Additional Term Credit Facility], dated as of _______ __, 20__ (the “Additional Term Credit Facility”), among [list any applicable Credit Party], [list Additional Term Secured Parties] [and Additional Term Agent, as agent (the “Additional Term Agent”)].3

 

Section 7.11 of the Intercreditor Agreement permits the Company to designate Additional Term Indebtedness under the Intercreditor Agreement. Accordingly:

 

Section 1. Representations and Warranties. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent, and any Additional Term Agent that:

 

(1)            the Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred under the Additional Term Credit Facility constitutes “Additional Term Indebtedness” which complies with the definition of such term in the Intercreditor Agreement; and

 

(2)            all conditions set forth in Section 7.11 of the Intercreditor Agreement with respect to the Additional Term Indebtedness have been satisfied.

 

Section 2. Designation of Additional Term Indebtedness. The Company hereby designates such Indebtedness as Additional Term Indebtedness under the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

 

1 Revise as appropriate to refer to any permitted successor or assign.

 

2 Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor ABL Agent or Term Loan Agent and to add reference to any previously added Additional Term Agent.

 

3 Revise as appropriate to refer to the relevant Additional Term Credit Facility, Additional Term Secured Parties and any Additional Term Agent.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

Page 2

 

IN WITNESS OF, the undersigned has caused this Designation to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer or other representative, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

  [COMPANY]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
   

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

ADDITIONAL TERM INDEBTEDNESS JOINDER

 

JOINDER, dated as of _______________, 20__, among [COMPANY] (the “Company”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “ABL Agent”)4 for the ABL Secured Parties, Alter Domus (US) LLC (as successor to MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.), in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “Term Loan Agent”)5 for the Term Loan Secured Parties, [list any previously added Additional Term Agent] [and insert name of each Additional Term Agent under any Additional Term Credit Facility being added hereby as party] and any successors or assigns thereof, to the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of December 7, 2020 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”) among the ABL Agent, [and] the Term Loan Agent [and (list any previously added Additional Term Agent)]. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Reference is made to that certain [insert name of Additional Term Credit Facility], dated as of _______ __, 20__ (the “Additional Term Credit Facility”), among [list any applicable Credit Party], [list any applicable Additional Term Secured Parties (the “Joining Additional Term Secured Parties”)] [and insert name of each applicable Additional Term Agent (the “Joining Additional Term Agent”)].6

 

Section 7.11 of the Intercreditor Agreement permits the Company to designate Additional Term Indebtedness under the Intercreditor Agreement. The Company has so designated Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred under the Additional Term Credit Facility as Additional Term Indebtedness by means of an Additional Term Indebtedness Designation.

 

Accordingly, [the Joining Additional Term Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Joining Additional Term Secured Parties,]7 hereby agrees with the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any other Additional Term Agent party to the Intercreditor Agreement as follows:

 

Section 1. Agreement to be Bound. The [Joining Additional Term Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Joining Additional Term Secured Parties,]8 hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and shall, as of the Additional Term Effective Date with respect to the Additional Term Credit Facility, be deemed to be a party to the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

 

4 Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor ABL Agent.

 

5 Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor Term Loan Agent.

 

6 Revise as appropriate to refer to the relevant Additional Term Credit Facility, Additional Term Secured Parties and any Additional Term Agent.

 

7 Revise as appropriate to refer to any Additional Term Agent being added hereby and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby.

 

8 Revise references throughout as appropriate to refer to the party or parties being added.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B

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Section 2. Recognition of Claims. (a) The ABL Agent (for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties), the Term Loan Agent (for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties) and [each of] the Additional Term Agent[s](for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby) hereby agree that the interests of the respective Secured Parties in the Liens granted to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent, or any Additional Term Agent, as applicable, under the applicable Credit Documents shall be treated, as among the Secured Parties, as having the priorities provided for in Section 2.1 of the Intercreditor Agreement, and shall at all times be allocated among the Secured Parties as provided therein regardless of any claim or defense (including any claims under the fraudulent transfer, preference or similar avoidance provisions of applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the rights of creditors generally) to which the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent, any Additional Term Agent or any Secured Party may be entitled or subject. The ABL Agent (for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties), the Term Loan Agent (for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties), and any Additional Term Agent party to the Intercreditor Agreement (for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby) (a) recognize the existence and validity of the Additional Term Obligations represented by the Additional Term Credit Facility, and (b) agree to refrain from making or asserting any claim that the Additional Term Credit Facility or other applicable Additional Term Documents are invalid or not enforceable in accordance with their terms as a result of the circumstances surrounding the incurrence of such obligations. The [Joining Additional Term Agent (for and on behalf of itself and the Joining Additional Term Secured Parties] (a) recognize[s] the existence and validity of the ABL Obligations, the existence and validity of the Term Loan Obligations [and the existence and validity of the Additional Term Obligations]9 and (b) agree[s] to refrain from making or asserting any claim that the ABL Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Credit Agreement, the other ABL Documents or Term Loan Documents or the Additional Term Credit Facility or the Additional Term Documents]10, as the case may be, are invalid or not enforceable in accordance with their terms as a result of the circumstances surrounding the incurrence of such obligations.

 

Section 3. Notices. Notices and other communications provided for under the Intercreditor Agreement to be provided to [the Joining Additional Term Agent] shall be sent to the address set forth on Annex 1 attached hereto (until notice of a change thereof is delivered as provided in Section 7.5 of the Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Section 4. Miscellaneous. THIS JOINDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SAME ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD PERMIT OR REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

 

 

9 Add reference to any previously added Additional Term Obligations as appropriate.

 

10 Add reference to any previously added Additional Term Credit Facility and related Additional Term Documents as appropriate.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B

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[Add Signatures]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

[TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT][ADDITIONAL TERM CREDIT FACILITY] JOINDER

 

JOINDER, dated as of _______________, 20__, among WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “ABL Agent”)1 for the ABL Secured Parties, Alter Domus (US) LLC (as successor to MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.), in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “Term Loan Agent”)2 for the Term Loan Secured Parties, [list any previously added Additional Term Agent] [and insert name of additional Term Loan Secured Parties or Term Loan Agent, as applicable, being added hereby as party] and any successors or assigns thereof, to the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of December 7, 2020 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among the ABL Agent, [and] the Term Loan Agent3 [and (list any previously added Additional Term Agent)]. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Reference is made to that certain [insert name of new facility], dated as of _______ __, 20__ (the “Joining [Term Loan Credit Agreement][Additional Term Credit Facility]”), among [list any applicable Credit Party], [list any applicable new ABL Secured Parties, Term Loan Secured Parties or Additional Term Secured Parties, as applicable (the “Joining [Term Loan Secured Parties][Additional Term Secured Parties]”)] [and insert name of each applicable Agent (the “Joining [Term Loan][Additional] Agent”)].4

 

The Joining [Term Loan][Additional] Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Joining [Term Loan Secured Parties][Additional Term Secured Parties],5 hereby agrees with the Company and the other Grantors, the [ Term Loan][Additional] Agent and any other Additional Term Agent party to the Intercreditor Agreement as follows:

 

Section 1. Agreement to be Bound. The [Joining [Term Loan][Additional] Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Joining [Term Loan Secured Parties][Additional Term Secured Parties],]6 hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and shall, as of the date hereof, be deemed to be a party to the Intercreditor Agreement as [the][a] [Term Loan] [Additional] Agent. As of the date hereof, the Joining [Term Loan Credit Agreement][Additional Term Credit Facility] shall be deemed [the][a] [Term Loan Credit Agreement] [Additional Term Credit Facility] under the Intercreditor Agreement, and the obligations thereunder are subject to the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

 

1 Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor ABL Agent.

 

2 Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor Term Loan Agent.

 

3 Revise as appropriate to describe predecessor Term Loan Agent or Term Loan Secured Parties, if joinder is for a new Term Loan Credit Agreement.

 

4 Revise as appropriate to refer to the new credit facility, Secured Parties and Agents.

 

5 Revise as appropriate to refer to any Agent being added hereby and any Secured Parties represented thereby.

 

6 Revise references throughout as appropriate to refer to the party or parties being added.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit C

Page 3

 

Section 2. Notices. Notices and other communications provided for under the Intercreditor Agreement to be provided to the Joining [Term Loan] [Additional] Agent shall be sent to the address set forth on Annex 1 attached hereto (until notice of a change thereof is delivered as provided in Section 7.5 of the Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Section 3. Miscellaneous. THIS JOINDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SAME ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD PERMIT OR REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

[ADD SIGNATURES]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.73

 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “IP Security Agreement”) dated December 7, 2020, is made by the persons listed on the signature pages hereof (collectively, the “Grantors”) in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting through one or more of its branches or any Affiliate thereof, as collateral agent (in such capacity and any successor in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below). Capitalized terms used in this IP Security Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, the Grantors have entered into that certain Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2020 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), with Lannett Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent Borrower”), the other Credit Parties party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent and the Lenders party thereto from time to time;

 

WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to the making of Loans by the Lenders and the entry into Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Agreements by the Lender Counterparties from time to time, each Grantor has executed and delivered that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2020 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), by and among the Grantors, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent; and

 

WHEREAS, under the terms of the Security Agreement, the Grantors have granted to the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, among other property, certain intellectual property of the Grantors, and have agreed as a condition thereof to execute this IP Security Agreement for recording with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Grantor agrees as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Grant of Security. Each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties a security interest in such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to the following (collectively, the “IP Collateral”):

 

(i)        the patents and patent applications set forth in Schedule A hereto;

 

(ii)       the trademark and service mark registrations and applications set forth in Schedule B hereto (provided that no security interest shall be granted in United States intent-to-use trademark applications or intent-to-use service mark applications filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, to the extent that, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of, or render void or voidable or result in the cancellation of the applicable Grantor’s right, title or interest therein or any trademark or service mark issued as a result of such application under applicable federal law), together with the goodwill symbolized thereby;

 

(iii)      the copyright registrations and applications set forth in Schedule C hereto;

 

(iv)      all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals and reexaminations of any of the foregoing;

 

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(v)       any and all claims for damages and injunctive relief for past, present and future infringement of any of the foregoing; and

 

(vi)      any and all proceeds of, collateral for, income, royalties and other payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to, and supporting obligations relating to, any and all of the foregoing or arising from any of the foregoing.

 

SECTION 2. Security for Obligations. The grant of a security interest in the IP Collateral by each Grantor under this IP Security Agreement secures the payment of all Obligations of such Grantor now or hereafter existing under or in respect of the Credit Documents, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, reimbursement obligations, interest, premiums, penalties, fees, indemnifications, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise.

 

SECTION 3. Recordation. Each Grantor authorizes and requests that the Register of Copyrights, the Commissioner for Patents and the Commissioner for Trademarks and any other applicable government officer record this IP Security Agreement.

 

SECTION 4. Counterparts. This IP Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Agreement by facsimile or any other electronic transmission (e.g., “PDF” or “TIFF”) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed original.

 

SECTION 5. Grants, Rights and Remedies. This IP Security Agreement has been entered into in conjunction with the provisions of the Security Agreement. Each Grantor does hereby acknowledge and confirm that the grant of the security interest hereunder to, and the rights and remedies of, the Collateral Agent with respect to the IP Collateral are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.

 

SECTION 6. Governing Law. THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS IP SECURITY AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

[Signatures pages to follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this IP Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.

 

  Lannett Holdings, Inc.,

 

By: /s/Robert Ehlinger
    Name: Robert Ehlinger
    Title:   President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Security Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this IP Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.

 

  CODY LABORATORIES, Inc.,
   
  By: /s/John M. Abt                    
    Name: John M. Abt
    Title:   President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Security Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this IP Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.

 

  LANNETT COMPANY, INC., 
 
  By: /s/Timothy C. Crew
    Name: Timothy C. Crew
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Security Agreement]

 

 

 

Schedule A

 

Patents and Patent Applications

 

Cody Laboratories, Inc.

 

Patents

 

GRANTOR TITLE Patent No. Issue Date
Cody Laboratories, Inc. Synthesis of oxycodone hydrochloride  US 9062062 06/23/2015
Cody Laboratories, Inc. Preparation of 14-Hydroxycodeinone Sulfate US 8846923 09/30/2014
Cody Laboratories, Inc. Method for synthesizing 2-carbomethoxytropinone US 7855296 12/21/2010
Cody Laboratories, Inc. Preparation of 14-Hydroxycodeinone Sulfate US 9090620 7/28/2015
Cody Laboratories, Inc. Preparation of 14-Hydroxycodeinone Sulfate US 9108976 8/18/2015
Cody Laboratories, Inc. Method For Catalytic Preparation of Hydromorphone, Hydrocodone and Other Opiates US 10081636 09/25/2018
Cody Laboratories, Inc. Synthesis of Levomethadone Hydrochloride or Dextromethadone Hydrochloride and Methods for Use Thereof US 10040752 08/07/2018
Cody Laboratories, Inc. Preparation of 14-Hydroxycodeinone Sulfate US 9233972 01/12/2016
Cody Laboratories, Inc. Preparation of Oxycodone Base from 14-Hydroxycodeinone Sulfate US 9309257 04/12/2016
Cody Laboratories, Inc. Conversion of Oxycodone Base to Oxycodone Hydrochloride US 10227354 03/12/2019

 

Patent Applications

 

GRANTOR TITLE App. No. Filing Date
Cody Laboratories, Inc. Preparation of (-)-Cocaine Hydrochloride 15/981,574 May 16, 2018
Cody Laboratories, Inc. Preparation of (-)-Cocaine Hydrochloride 17/002,492 August 25, 2020

 

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Schedule A

 

 

 

Schedule B

 

Trademark and Service Mark Registrations and Applications

 

GRANTOR TRADEMARK Serial No. Filing Date Reg. No. Reg. Date
Lannett Holdings, Inc. LCI 85073929 06/29/2010 4165093 06/26/2012
Lannett Holdings, Inc. C-TOPICAL 85033155 05/07/2010 4684905 02/10/2015
Lannett Holdings, Inc. LANNETT 76324068 10/12/2001 2674394 01/14/2003
Lannett Company, Inc. METADATE 75766897 08/03/1999 2415414 12/26/2000
Lannett Company, Inc. METADATE CD 78635879 05/24/2005 3262513 07/10/2007
Lannett Holdings, Inc. NUMBRINO 87004857 04/18/2016 6091206 06/30/2020
Lannett Holdings, Inc. LANNETT logo 90100385 08/07/2020   pending

 

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Schedule B

 

 

 

 

Schedule C

 

Copyright Registrations and Applications

 

None.

 

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Schedule C

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.74

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT

 

Dated December 7, 2020

 

among

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.,

 

as the Borrower

 

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,

 

as Administrative Agent

 

and

 

Each Lender Party Hereto

 

 

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of December 7, 2020 (this “Amendment”), is made by and among Lannett Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), each lender party hereto and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement referred to below.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Borrower, as Guarantors, the lenders party thereto, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (in such capacities, the “Agent”), are party to that certain Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2015 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2016, among the Borrower, each incremental term lender party thereto and the Administrative Agent, as further amended by Amendment No. 2 to Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2016, among the Borrower, each lender party thereto and the Administrative Agent, as further amended by Amendment No. 3 to Credit And Guaranty Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2018, among the Borrower, each lender party thereto and the Administrative Agent, and as otherwise amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, as amended by this Amendment and as may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time after the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Borrower, as Guarantors, and the Agent are party to that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2015 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the “Existing Security Agreement” and, as amended by this Amendment and as may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time after the date hereof, the “Security Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested certain amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement and the Existing Security Agreement as more fully set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, the Lenders party hereto, constituting no less than the Requisite Lenders are willing to so amend the Existing Credit Agreement and the Existing Security Agreement.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.            Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein, including in the introduction and the recitals hereto, shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in Credit Agreement.

 

 

 

 

2.            Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement. Pursuant to and in accordance with Section 10.08(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement, effective as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Time (as defined below) and subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 6 of this Amendment, the Existing Credit Agreement is 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, which shall supersede the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

3.            Amendments to the Existing Security Agreement. Pursuant to and in accordance with Section 5.09(b) of the Existing Security Agreement, effective as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Time, the Existing Security Agreement is 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 Security Agreement attached as Exhibit B hereto, which shall supersede the Existing Security Agreement.

 

4.            Representations and Warranties. Borrower hereby represents and warrants that:

 

(a)          The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment (a) have been duly authorized by all corporate, stockholder or limited liability company or partnership or organizational action required to be obtained by the Borrower and (b) will not (A) violate (i) any provision of applicable law, statute, rule or regulation, (ii) any provision of the certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents or by-laws of the Borrower, (iii) any applicable order of any court or any rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority that has jurisdiction over the Borrower or (iv) any provision of any indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which it or any of its property is or may be bound or (B) be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under, give rise to a right of or result in any cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation (including any payment) under any such indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument, where any such conflict, violation, breach or default referred to in clause (b)(A)(i), (iii) or (iv) or (b)(B), would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)          This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower. This Amendment constitutes, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

 

(c)          No action, consent or approval of, registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority or third party is or will be required in connection with the Transactions, the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (other than Liens with respect to Intellectual Property, the perfection of which is addressed in Section 4.17(c) of the Credit Agreement) or the exercise by any Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Credit Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral, except for (a) the filing of UCC and financing statements (or similar documents), (b) filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, (c) recordation of any mortgages, (d) such as have been made or obtained and are in full force and effect, (e) such other actions, consents and approvals with respect to which the failure to be obtained or made would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (f) filings or other actions listed on Schedule 4.4 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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(d)          The representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement or in any other Credit Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date to the same extent as though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided that, in each case, such materiality qualifiers shall not be applicable to any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof.

 

(e)          No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing after giving effect to this Amendment.

 

5.            Reaffirmation of the Credit Parties. Borrower hereby consents to the amendment of the Existing Credit Agreement effected hereby and confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment, each Credit Document is, and the obligations of each Credit Party contained in the Existing Credit Agreement, this Amendment and in any other Credit Document to which it is a party are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, in each case as amended by this Amendment. For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, Borrower hereby confirms that the existing security interests granted by each Credit Party in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Credit Documents in the Collateral described therein shall continue to secure the obligations of the Credit Parties under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents as and to the extent provided in the Credit Documents.

 

6.            Successor Agent. The parties hereto hereby (i) consent to the appointment of Alter Domus (US) LLC as successor Administrative Agent and successor Collateral Agent (in such capacities, the “Successor Agent”) under the Credit Documents in accordance with Section 9.6 of the Credit Agreement, and (ii) authorize the Successor Agent and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as resigning Administrative Agent and resigning Collateral Agent (in such capacities, the “Resigning Agent”) to enter into such successor agency and assignment documentation (which documentation shall constitute Credit Documents), and take such actions pursuant thereto, as is reasonably acceptable to the Resigning Agent and the Successor Agent, at the Credit Parties’ sole cost and expense, in order to give effect to such appointment and to assign such roles (together with the Liens and other rights, powers, privileges, protections, duties, and interests associated therewith) from the Resigning Agent to the Successor Agent. The Successor Agent (w) shall bear no responsibility for any actions taken or omitted to be taken by the Resigning Agent under the Credit Documents, or otherwise, or for any other event or action related to the Credit Documents which occurred prior to the Effective Date (including, without limitation, calculations, determinations, or distributions made under the Credit Documents by the Resigning Agent or the Credit Parties on or prior to the Effective Date), (x) shall not be deemed to assume any liability under or related to the Credit Documents that may have arisen or accrued prior to the Effective Date, including any liability arising out of a breach by the Resigning Agent of its obligations under any Credit Document, (y) shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon (including, without limitation, for the purpose of making any calculation, determination, or distribution under the Credit Documents), the records, Register, and other information supplied to it by the Resigning Agent, any Lender, the Borrower or the other Credit Parties; it being understood and agreed that none of the Resigning Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall have any liability (express or implied) to the Successor Agent by operation of this sentence, and (z) shall not be deemed to have any knowledge or notice of any Credit Document until it has actually received a copy or notice of such Credit Document. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Successor Agent has undertaken no analysis of the Credit Documents, the Collateral, or any Liens granted or purported to be granted pursuant to the Credit Documents and shall be entitled to assume that, as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, all Liens purported to be granted and perfected pursuant to the Credit Documents are valid and perfected Liens having the priority intended by the Secured Parties and the Credit Documents. The Successor Agent and its Related Parties shall be entitled to rely upon (and shall be fully protected in relying upon) this Amendment and shall be deemed third party beneficiaries of this Amendment.

 

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7.            Fourth Amendment Effective Date. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date when, and only when, each of the following conditions have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms herein (the “Fourth Amendment Effective Date”):

 

(a)          Consents. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of this Amendment duly executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Requisite Lenders and the Borrower.

 

(b)          Fees and Expenses. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all accrued and reasonable fees, costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) and other amounts due and payable in connection with this Amendment on or prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, to the extent invoiced at least one Business Day prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date.

 

(c)          Consent Fee. The Administrative Agent shall have received, for the account of each Initial Tranche B Term Lender holding Initial Tranche B Term Loans under the Credit Agreement, that has consented to this Amendment on or prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, a fee for each such Initial Tranche B Term Lender in an amount equal to 0.15% of the aggregate principal amount of such existing Initial Tranche B Term Lender’s Initial Tranche B Term Loans (as of immediately prior to giving effect to this Amendment).

 

(d)          Payoff. All outstanding Initial Tranche A Term Loans and Revolving Loans shall have been paid in full, all Revolving Commitments shall have been terminated, and all other amounts owed under the Existing Credit Agreement with respect to such Initial Tranche A Term Loans, Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments shall have been paid in full.

 

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8.            Release. The Credit Parties may have certain Claims against the Released Parties, as those terms are defined below, regarding or relating to the Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents. Each Secured Party and the Credit Parties desire to resolve each and every one of such Claims in conjunction with the execution of this Amendment and thus each Credit Party makes the releases contained in this Section 7. In consideration of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders entering into this Amendment and agreeing to substantial concessions as set forth herein, each Credit Party hereby fully and unconditionally releases and forever discharges each of the Secured Parties, their respective Related Parties (including attorneys acting on their behalf), and each of their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”), of and from any and all claims, causes of action, costs or demands and liabilities, of whatever kind or nature, from the beginning of the world to the date on which this Amendment is executed, whether known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or contingent, asserted or unasserted, foreseen or unforeseen, matured or unmatured, suspected or unsuspected, anticipated or unanticipated, which any Credit Party has, had, claims to have had or hereafter claims to have against the Released Parties by reason of any act or omission on the part of the Released Parties, or any of them, occurring prior to the date on which this Amendment is executed, including all such loss or damage of any kind heretofore sustained or that may arise as a consequence of the dealings among the parties up to and including the date on which this Amendment is executed, including the administration or enforcement of the Obligations, the Credit Agreement or any of the Credit Documents, in each case, regarding or relating to the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (collectively, all of the foregoing, the “Claims”). Each Credit Party represents and warrants that it has no knowledge of any claim by it against the Released Parties or of any facts or acts or omissions of the Released Parties which on the date hereof would be the basis of a claim by any Credit Party against the Released Parties which is not released hereby, in each case, regarding or relating to the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents. Each Credit Party represents and warrants that the foregoing constitutes a full and complete release of all such Claims to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

 

9.            Disclosure, No MNPI. At or prior to 8:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the fourth Business Day following the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower shall file with the SEC a Form 8-K (the “Amendment 8-K”) describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the ABL Facility Agreement and all material non-public information otherwise disclosed to the Lenders and Administrative Agent prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date and include this Agreement and the ABL Facility Agreement as an exhibit to such Form 8-K without any redactions. The Borrower expressly acknowledges, represents and agrees that after such filing, (a) all material, non-public information (if any) provided or made available to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent and their respective Affiliates (and their respective agents and representatives) (the “Lender Parties”) by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates (and their respective agents or representatives) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the ABL Facility Agreement or otherwise prior to the date hereof, shall have been publicly disclosed and (b) that from and after such filing, no Lender Party shall have any duty to the Borrower of trust or confidence with respect to, or a duty to the Borrower not to trade in any securities on the basis of, any information regarding the Borrower (unless expressly agreed to by such Lender Party in a written definitive and binding and binding agreement executed by the Borrower and such Lender Party or customary oral (confirmed by e-mail) “wall cross” agreement).

 

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10.          GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. SECTIONS 10.11, 10.15 AND 10.16 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AMENDMENT MUTATIS MUTANDIS AND SHALL APPLY HERETO.

 

11.          Amendment, Modification and Waiver. This Amendment may not be amended, modified or waived except with the written consent of the parties hereto and in accordance with Section 10.8 of the Credit Agreement.

 

12.          Entire Agreement. This Amendment, the Credit Agreement, and the other Credit Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the Existing Credit Agreement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Existing Credit Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. It is understood and agreed that each reference in each Credit Document to the Credit Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Existing Credit Agreement as amended hereby and that this Amendment is a Credit Document. This Amendment shall not constitute a novation of any amount owing under the Existing Credit Agreement and all amounts owing in respect of principal, interest, fees and other amounts pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall, to the extent not paid or exchanged on or prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, shall continue to be owing under the Credit Agreement or such other Credit Documents until paid in accordance therewith.

 

13.          Severability. If any provision of this Amendment is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment shall not be affected or impaired thereby. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

14.          Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by fax or other electronic transmission of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

  LANNETT COMPANY, INC., as the Borrower
   
  By: /s/ Timothy C. Crew
    Name: Timothy C. Crew
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR
FUNDING, INC., as Administrative Agent
   
  By: /s/ Lisa Hanson
    Name: Lisa Hanson
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

  MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as Collateral Agent
   
  By: /s/ Lisa Hanson
    Name: Lisa Hanson
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Series Trust – AST Fidelity Institutional

AM Quantitative Portfolio

as a Lender

By: FIAM LLC as Investment Manager

     
    By: /s/ Christopher Maher
       
        Name: Christopher Maher
        Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Ballyrock CLO 2016-1 LTD

as a Lender

By: BALLYROCK Investment Advisors LLC, as

Collateral Manager

     
    By: /s/ Christopher Maher
       
        Name: Christopher Maher
        Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

 

Ballyrock CLO 2018-1 LTD

as a Lender

By: BALLYROCK Investment Advisors LLC, as

Collateral Manager

     
    By: /s/ Christopher Maher
       
        Name: Christopher Maher
        Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

 

Ballyrock CLO 2019-1 LTD

as a Lender

By: BALLYROCK Investment Advisors LLC, as

Collateral Manager

     
    By: /s/ Christopher Maher
       
        Name: Christopher Maher
        Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

 

Ballyrock CLO 2019-2 LTD

as a Lender

By: BALLYROCK Investment Advisors LLC, as

Collateral Manager

     
    By: /s/ Christopher Maher
       
        Name: Christopher Maher
        Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

 

Ballyrock CLO 2020-1 LTD

as a Lender

By: BALLYROCK Investment Advisors LLC, as

Collateral Manager

     
    By: /s/ Christopher Maher
       
        Name: Christopher Maher
        Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

 

Ballyrock CLO 2020-2 Ltd.

as a Lender

By: BALLYROCK Investment Advisors LLC, as

Collateral Manager

     
    By: /s/ Christopher Maher
       
        Name: Christopher Maher
        Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

 

BNPP IP CLO 2014-1, Ltd.

as a Lender

     
    By: /s/ Vanessa Ritter
       
        Name: Vanessa Ritter
        Title:   Portfolio Manager

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

 

BNPP IP CLO 2014-II, Ltd.

as a Lender

     
    By: /s/ Vanessa Ritter
       
        Name: Vanessa Ritter
        Title:   Portfolio Manager

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

 

Carlyle C17 CLO, Ltd.

as a Lender

     
    By: /s/ Linda Pace
       
        Name: Linda Pace
        Title:   Managing Director

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

 

   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

as a Lender

     
    By: /s/ Linda Pace
       
          Name: Linda Pace
          Title:   Managing Director

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2013-2, Ltd.

as a Lender

     
    By: /s/ Linda Pace
       
          Name: Linda Pace
          Title:   Managing Director

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2014-1, Ltd.

as a Lender

     
    By: /s/ Linda Pace
       
          Name: Linda Pace
          Title:   Managing Director

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2014-2-R, Ltd.

as a Lender

     
    By: /s/ Linda Pace
       
          Name: Linda Pace
          Title:   Managing Director

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2014-3-R, Ltd.

as a Lender

     
    By: /s/ Linda Pace
       
          Name: Linda Pace
          Title:   Managing Director

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2014-4-R, Ltd.

as a Lender

     
    By: /s/ Linda Pace
       
          Name: Linda Pace
          Title:   Managing Director

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2014-5, Ltd.

as a Lender

     
    By: /s/ Linda Pace
       
          Name: Linda Pace
          Title:   Managing Director

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2015-2, Ltd.

as a Lender

     
    By: /s/ Linda Pace
       
          Name: Linda Pace
          Title:   Managing Director

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2015-4, Ltd.

as a Lender

     
    By: /s/ Linda Pace
       
          Name: Linda Pace
          Title:   Managing Director

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2015-5, Ltd.

as a Lender

     
    By: /s/ Linda Pace
       
          Name: Linda Pace
          Title:   Managing Director


For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2016-1, Ltd.

as a Lender

     
    By: /s/ Linda Pace
       
          Name: Linda Pace
          Title:   Managing Director

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

   

Carlyle US CLO 2019-1 Ltd

as a Lender

     
    By: /s/ Linda Pace
       
          Name: Linda Pace
          Title:   Managing Director

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

   

Leveraged Loan (JPY hedged) fund a Series Trust of Cayman World Invest Trust

as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Investment Manager

     
    By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
          Name: Ian F. Johnston
          Title:   Vice President

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

   

City National Rochdale Fixed Income Opportunities Fund

as a Lender
By: Seix Investment Advisors LLC, as Subadviser

     
    By: /s/ George Goudelias
       
          Name: George Goudelias
          Title:   Managing Director


For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

   

Quaestio Solutions Funds (in respect of CMAP – QCF – Credit Multi Asset Pool)

as a Lender

     
    By: /s/ Atholl Wilton
       
          Name: Atholl Wilton
          Title:   Authorised Signatory


For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

   

Deerfield Partners, L.P.
as a Lender
By: Deerfield Mgmt, L.P., its General Partner

 

By: J.E. Flynn Capital, LLC, its General Partner

 

     
    By: /s/ David Clark
       
          Name: David Clark
          Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

   

Deerfield Private Design Fund III, L.P.
as a Lender
By: Deerfield Mgmt III, L.P., its General Partner

 

By: J.E. Flynn Capital III, LLC, its General Partner

 

     
    By: /s/ David Clark
       
          Name: David Clark
          Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

    Dryden 30 Senior Loan Fund
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
     
    By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
          Name: Ian F. Johnston
          Title:   Vice President

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

    Dryden 33 Senior Loan Fund
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
     
    By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
          Name: Ian F. Johnston
          Title:   Vice President


For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

    Dryden 36 Senior Loan Fund
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
     
    By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
          Name: Ian F. Johnston
          Title:   Vice President


For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By:  
       
        Name:
        Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Dryden 37 Senior Loan Fund
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
  Name:     Ian F. Johnston
  Title:       Vice President

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

  By:  
     
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Dryden 38 Senior Loan Fund
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
  Name: Ian F. Johnston
  Title: Vice President

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

  By:  
     
  Name:
  Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Dryden 40 Senior Loan Fund
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
  Name: Ian F. Johnston
  Title: Vice President

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

  By:  
     
  Name:
  Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Dryden 41 Senior Loan Fund
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
  Name: Ian F. Johnston
  Title: Vice President

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

  By:  
     
  Name:
  Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Dryden 42 Senior Loan Fund
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
  Name: Ian F. Johnston
  Title: Vice President

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

  By:  
     
  Name:
  Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Dryden 43 Senior Loan Fund
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
  Name: Ian F. Johnston
  Title:  Vice President


For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

  By:  
     
  Name:
  Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Dryden 45 Senior Loan Fund
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
  Name: Ian F. Johnston
  Title: Vice President


For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

  By:  
     
  Name:
  Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Dryden 47 Senior Loan Fund
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
  Name: Ian F. Johnston
  Title: Vice President


For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

  By:  
     
  Name:
  Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Dryden 49 Senior Loan Fund
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
  Name: Ian F. Johnston
  Title: Vice President


For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

  By:  
     
  Name:
  Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Dryden 50 Senior Loan Fund
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
  Name: Ian F. Johnston
  Title: Vice President


For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

  By:  
     
  Name:
  Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Dryden 53 CLO, Ltd.
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
  Name: Ian F. Johnston
  Title: Vice President


For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

  By:  
     
  Name:
  Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Dryden 54 Senior Loan Fund
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
    Name:    Ian F. Johnston
    Title:      Vice President


For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

  By:  
     
  Name:
  Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Dryden 55 CLO, Ltd.
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
  Name: Ian F. Johnston
  Title: Vice President


For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

  By:  
     
  Name:
  Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Dryden 57 CLO, Ltd.
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
  Name: Ian F. Johnston
  Title: Vice President


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  Dryden 58 CLO, Ltd.
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
  Name: Ian F. Johnston
  Title: Vice President


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  Dryden 60 CLO, Ltd.
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
  Name: Ian F. Johnston
  Title: Vice President


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  Dryden 61 CLO, Ltd.
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
  Name: Ian F. Johnston
  Title: Vice President


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  Dryden 64 CLO, Ltd.
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
  Name: Ian F. Johnston
  Title: Vice President


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  Dryden 65 CLO, Ltd.
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
  Name: Ian F. Johnston
  Title: Vice President


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    Dryden 68 CLO, Ltd.
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
     
    By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
      Name: Ian F. Johnston
      Title:   Vice President

 

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    Dryden 70 CLO, Ltd.
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
     
    By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
      Name: Ian F. Johnston
      Title:   Vice President

 

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    Dryden 72 CLO, Ltd.
as a Lender
By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager
     
    By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
      Name: Ian F. Johnston
      Title:   Vice President

 

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Dryden 75 CLO, Ltd.
as a Lender

 

     
    By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
      Name: Ian F. Johnston
      Title:   Vice President

 

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Dryden 76 CLO, Ltd.
as a Lender

By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager

     
    By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
      Name: Ian F. Johnston
      Title:   Vice President

 

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Dryden 78 CLO, Ltd.
as a Lender

By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager

     
    By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
      Name: Ian F. Johnston
      Title:   Vice President

 

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Dryden 80 CLO, Ltd.
as a Lender

By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager

     
    By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
      Name: Ian F. Johnston
      Title:   Vice President

 

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Dryden 85 CLO, Ltd.
as a Lender

By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager

     
    By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
      Name: Ian F. Johnston
      Title:   Vice President

 

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Dryden 86 CLO, Ltd.
as a Lender

By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager

     
    By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
      Name: Ian F. Johnston
      Title:   Vice President

 

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Dryden XXV Senior Loan Fund
as a Lender

By: PGIM, Inc. as Collateral Manager

     
    By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
      Name: Ian F. Johnston
      Title:   Vice President

 

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Dryden XXVI Senior Loan Fund
as a Lender

By: PGIM, Inc. as Collateral Manager

     
    By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
      Name: Ian F. Johnston
      Title:   Vice President

 

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Dryden XXVIII Senior Loan Fund
as a Lender

By: PGIM, Inc. as Collateral Manager

     
    By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
      Name: Ian F. Johnston
      Title:   Vice President

 

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FIAM Floating Rate High Income Commingled Pool
as a Lender

 

By: Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust
Company as Trustee

     
    By: /s/ Christopher Maher
       
      Name: Christopher Maher
      Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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FIAM Leveraged Loan, LP
as a Lender

 

By: FIAM LLC as Investment Manager

     
    By: /s/ Christopher Maher
       
      Name: Christopher Maher
      Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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    Fidelity Advisor Series I: Fidelity Advisor Floating
Rate High Income Fund

as a Lender

 


     
    By: /s/ Christopher Maher
       
      Name: Christopher Maher
      Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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    Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC: Fidelity
Floating Rate Central Fund

as a Lender

 


     
    By: /s/ Christopher Maher
       
      Name: Christopher Maher
      Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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    Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC: Fidelity
High Income Central Fund
as a Lender

 


     
    By: /s/ Christopher Maher
       
      Name: Christopher Maher
      Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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    Fidelity Floating Rate High Income Fund
as a Lender

 

for Fidelity Investments Canada ULC as Trustee of Fidelity Floating Rate High Income Fund


     
    By: /s/ Christopher Maher
       
      Name: Christopher Maher
      Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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    Fidelity Floating Rate High Income Multi-Asset Base Fund
as a Lender

 

by its manager Fidelity Investments Canada ULC


     
    By: /s/ Christopher Maher
       
      Name: Christopher Maher
      Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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    Fidelity Income Fund: Fidelity Total Bond Fund
as a Lender

 

 


     
    By: /s/ Christopher Maher
       
      Name: Christopher Maher
      Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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    Fidelity Salem Street Trust: Fidelity SAI Total Bond Fund
as a Lender

 

 


     
    By: /s/ Christopher Maher
       
      Name: Christopher Maher
      Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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    Fidelity Summer Street Trust: Fidelity Series Floating
Rate High Income Fund

as a Lender
     
    By: /s/ Christopher Maher
       
      Name:   Christopher Maher
      Title:     Authorized Signatory

 

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Fidelity Worldwide Investment Trust – Fidelity US
Bank Loan Fund
as a Lender

 

By: FIAM LLC as Sub Advisor

       
    By: /s/ Christopher Maher
       
      Name:  Christopher Maher
      Title:    Authorized Signatory

 

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OCSI Senior Funding Ltd.
as a Lender

 

By: Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation

 

Its: Collateral Manager

 

By: Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC

 

Its: Investment Adviser

 

     
    By: /s/ Raghav Khanna
       
      Name:  Raghav Khanna
      Title:    Managing Director

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

    By: /s/ Armen Panossian
       
      Name:  Armen Panossian
      Title:    Managing Director

 

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    Goodison Funding ULC
as a Lender
     
    By: /s/ Mobasharul Islam
       
      Name:  Mobasharul Islam
      Title:    Authorized Signatory

 

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Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH for
account of Gothaer Hochzins
as a Lender

 

By: PGIM, Inc., as Fund Manager or, if indicated
below, By: PGIM Limited, as “Subcontractor”

 

     
    By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
      Name:  Ian F. Johnston
      Title:   Vice President of PGIM, Inc.

 

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    Janus Henderson Multi Sector Income Fund
as a Lender
     
    By: /s/ Steve Forsythe
       
      Name:  Steve Forsythe
      Title:    VP Asset Servicing

 

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Diversified Loan Fund – Syndicated Loan Fund C

 

S.à r.l
as a Lender

 

     
    By: /s/ Atholl Wilton
       
      Name:  Atholl Wilton
      Title:    Authorised Signatory

 

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    Mercer Multi-Asset Credit Fund, a sub-fund of Mercer
QIF Fund Plc

as a Lender
     
    By: /s/ Atholl Wilton
       
      Name:  Atholl Wilton
      Title:    Authorised Signatory

 

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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

    Quaestio Alternative Funds S.C.A., SICAV-FIS –
Diversified Yield Fund (in respect of CMBP – SIF)

as a Lender
     
    By: /s/ Atholl Wilton
       
      Name:  Atholl Wilton
      Title:    Authorised Signatory

 

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    Biwa Fund Limited
as a Lender
     
    By: /s/ Atholl Wilton
       
      Name:  Atholl Wilton
      Title:    Authorised Signatory

 

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    CQS Dedicated Multi Strategy Fund Limited
as a Lender
     
    By: /s/ Atholl Wilton
       
      Name:  Atholl Wilton
      Title:    Authorised Signatory

 

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    CQS Credit Multi Asset Fund, a sub-fund of CQS Global Funds (Ireland) p.l.c.
as a Lender
     
    By: /s/ Atholl Wilton
       
      Name:  Atholl Wilton
      Title:    Authorised Signatory

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

   

Mountain View CLO 2013-1 Ltd.
as a Lender

 

By: Seix Investment Advisors LLC, as Collateral Manager

 

     
    By: /s/ George Goudelias
       
      Name:  George Goudelias
      Title:    Managing Director

 

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Mountain View CLO 2014-1 Ltd.
as a Lender

 

By: Seix Investment Advisors LLC, as Collateral Manager

 

     
    By: /s/ George Goudelias
       
      Name:  George Goudelias
      Title:    Managing Director

 

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Mountain View CLO 2016-1 Ltd.
as a Lender

 

By: Seix Investment Advisors LLC, as Collateral Manager

 

     
    By: /s/ George Goudelias
       
      Name:  George Goudelias
      Title:    Managing Director

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

   

Mountain View CLO 2017-1 Ltd.
as a Lender

 

By: Seix Investment Advisors LLC, as Collateral Manager

 

     
    By: /s/ George Goudelias
       
      Name:  George Goudelias
      Title:    Managing Director


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Mountain View CLO 2017-2 Ltd.
as a Lender

 

By: Seix Investment Advisors LLC, as Collateral Manager

 

     
    By: /s/ George Goudelias
       
      Name:  George Goudelias
      Title:    Managing Director

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

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Mountain View CLO IX Ltd.
as a Lender

 

By: Seix Investment Advisors LLC, as Collateral Manager

 

     
    By: /s/ George Goudelias
       
      Name:  George Goudelias
      Title:    Managing Director

 

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Mountain View CLO X Ltd.
as a Lender

 

By: Seix Investment Advisors LLC, as Collateral Manager

 

     
    By: /s/ George Goudelias
       
      Name:  George Goudelias
      Title:    Managing Director

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

   

Mountain View CLO XIV Ltd.
as a Lender

 

By: Seix Investment Advisors LLC, as Collateral Manager

 

     
    By: /s/ George Goudelias
       
      Name:  George Goudelias
      Title:    Managing Director

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

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Mountain View CLO XV Ltd.
as a Lender

 

By: Seix Investment Advisors LLC, as Collateral Manager

   
  By: /s/ George Goudelias
       
    Name: George Goudelias
    Title: Managing Director

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

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Newark BSL CLO 1, Ltd.
as a Lender

 

By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager

   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
    Name: Ian F. Johnston
    Title: Vice President

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

 

Newark BSL CLO 2, Ltd.
as a Lender

 

By: PGIM, Inc., as Collateral Manager

   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
    Name: Ian F. Johnston
    Title: Vice President

 

For Lenders requiring a second signature block:

 

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Pramerica European Loan Opportunities Limited
as a Lender

 

By: PGIM, Inc., as Investment Manager or, if indicated below, By: PGIM Limited, as Sub-Investment Manager

   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
    Name: Ian F. Johnston
    Title: Vice President of PGIM, Inc.

 

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Pramerica Loan Opportunities Limited
as a Lender

 

By: PGIM, Inc., as Investment Manager or, if indicated below By: PGIM Limited, as Sub-Investment Manager

   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
    Name: Ian F. Johnston
    Title: Vice President of PGIM, Inc.

 

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Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14 – PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund
as a Lender

 

By: PGIM, Inc., as Investment Advisor

   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
    Name: Ian F. Johnston
    Title: Vice President

 

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Prudential Bank Loan Fund of the Prudential Trust Company Collective Trust
as a Lender

 

By: PGIM, Inc., as investment advisor

   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
    Name: Ian F. Johnston
    Title: Vice President

 

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Renaissance Investment Holdings Ltd.
as a Lender

 

By: PGIM, Inc., as Manager

   
  By: /s/ Ian F. Johnston
       
    Name: Ian F. Johnston
    Title: Vice President

 

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  Signature Global Asset Management, a division of CI Investments Inc., on behalf of certain funds managed by it:
   
  MEI: CA0M000826 / Signature Diversified Yield Fund
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Darren Arrowsmith
     
    Name:   Darren Arrowsmith
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By: /s/ Carlton Ling
     
    Name:   Carlton Ling
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management

 

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  Signature Global Asset Management, a division of CI Investments Inc., on behalf of certain funds managed by it:
   
  MEI: CA1L313146 / CI Income Fund
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Darren Arrowsmith
     
    Name:   Darren Arrowsmith
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:    /s/ Carlton Ling
     
    Name:   Carlton Ling
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Signature Global Asset Management, a division of CI Investments Inc., on behalf of certain funds managed by it:
   
  MEI: CA1L460400 / Signature High Yield Bond Fund
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Darren Arrowsmith
     
    Name:   Darren Arrowsmith
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:    /s/ Carlton Ling
     
    Name:   Carlton Ling
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Signature Global Asset Management, a division of CI Investments Inc., on behalf of certain funds managed by it:
   
  MEI: CA1L201747 / Signature Global Income & Growth Fund
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Darren Arrowsmith
     
    Name:   Darren Arrowsmith
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:    /s/ Carlton Ling
     
    Name:   Carlton Ling
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Signature Global Asset Management, a division of CI Investments Inc., on behalf of certain funds managed by it:
   
  MEI: CA0M001XV2 / Signature Diversified Yield Corp Class
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Darren Arrowsmith
     
    Name:   Darren Arrowsmith
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:    /s/ Carlton Ling
     
    Name:   Carlton Ling
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Signature Global Asset Management, a division of CI Investments Inc., on behalf of certain funds managed by it:
   
  MEI: CA0M001ZFO / CI US Income $US Pool
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Darren Arrowsmith
     
    Name:   Darren Arrowsmith
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:    /s/ Carlton Ling
     
    Name:   Carlton Ling
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Signature Global Asset Management, a division of CI Investments Inc., on behalf of certain funds managed by it:
   
  MEI: CA1L124386 / Signature Income & Growth Fund
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Darren Arrowsmith
     
    Name:   Darren Arrowsmith
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:    /s/ Carlton Ling
     
    Name:   Carlton Ling
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Signature Global Asset Management, a division of CI Investments Inc., on behalf of certain funds managed by it:
   
  MEI: CA1L124428 / Signature High Income Fund
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Darren Arrowsmith
     
    Name:   Darren Arrowsmith
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:    /s/ Carlton Ling
     
    Name:   Carlton Ling
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Signature Global Asset Management, a division of CI Investments Inc., on behalf of certain funds managed by it:
   
  MEI: CA0M002509 / Signature Floating Rate Income Pool
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Darren Arrowsmith
     
    Name:   Darren Arrowsmith
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:    /s/ Carlton Ling
     
    Name:   Carlton Ling
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Signature Global Asset Management, a division of CI Investments Inc., on behalf of certain funds managed by it:
   
  MEI: CA1L028884 / Signature Corporate Bond Fund
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Darren Arrowsmith
     
    Name:   Darren Arrowsmith
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:    /s/ Carlton Ling
     
    Name:   Carlton Ling
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Signature Global Asset Management, a division of CI Investments Inc., on behalf of certain funds managed by it:
   
  MEI: CA1L460418 / Canadian Fixed Income Pool
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Darren Arrowsmith
     
    Name:   Darren Arrowsmith
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:    /s/ Carlton Ling
     
    Name:   Carlton Ling
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Signature Global Asset Management, a division of CI Investments Inc., on behalf of certain funds managed by it:
   
  MEI: CA1L139251 / Enhanced Income Pool
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Darren Arrowsmith
     
    Name:   Darren Arrowsmith
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:    /s/ Carlton Ling
     
    Name:   Carlton Ling
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Signature Global Asset Management, a division of CI Investments Inc., on behalf of certain funds managed by it:
   
  MEI: CA0M001S47 / Enhanced Income Corporate Class
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Darren Arrowsmith
     
    Name:   Darren Arrowsmith
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:    /s/ Carlton Ling
     
    Name:   Carlton Ling
    Title:     VP – Portfolio Management

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Steele Creek Capital Funding I, LLC
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Paul Cal
     
    Name:   Paul Cal
    Title:     Senior Analyst
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:     
    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Steele Creek CLO 2014-1R, LTD
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Paul Cal
     
    Name:   Paul Cal
    Title:     Senior Analyst
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:     
    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Steele Creek CLO 2015-1, Ltd.
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Paul Cal
     
    Name:   Paul Cal
    Title:     Senior Analyst
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:     
    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Steele Creek CLO 2016-1, Ltd.
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Paul Cal
     
    Name:   Paul Cal
    Title:     Senior Analyst
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:     
    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Steele Creek CLO 2017-1, LTD
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Paul Cal
     
    Name:   Paul Cal
    Title:     Senior Analyst
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:     
    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Steele Creek CLO 2018-1, Ltd.
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Paul Cal
     
    Name:   Paul Cal
    Title:     Senior Analyst
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:     
    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Steele Creek CLO 2018-2, Ltd.
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Paul Cal
     
    Name:   Paul Cal
    Title:     Senior Analyst
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:     
    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Steele Creek CLO 2019-1, Ltd.
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Paul Cal
     
    Name:   Paul Cal
    Title:     Senior Analyst
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:     
    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Steele Creek CLO 2019-2, Ltd.
  as a Lender
   
  By:    /s/ Paul Cal
     
    Name:   Paul Cal
    Title:     Senior Analyst
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:     
    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Stichting Pensioenfonds PGB
  as a Lender
   
  By: PGIM Limited, as Manager or, if indicated below,
   
  By PGIM, Inc., as Sub-Manager
   
  By:    /s/ Ian F. Johnston
     
    Name:  Ian F. Johnston
    Title:    Vice President
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:     
    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  TAO Fund LLC
  as a Lender
   
  By: TAO Fund, LLC
   
  By:    /s/ Daniel Wanek
     
    Name:  Daniel Wanek
    Title:    Vice President
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:     
    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  TOP Fund III, LLC
  as a Lender
   
   
  By:    /s/ Daniel Wanek
     
    Name:  Daniel Wanek
    Title:    Vice President
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:     
    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Variable Insurance Products Fund: Floating Rate High Income Portfolio
  as a Lender
   
   
  By:    /s/ Christopher Maher
     
    Name:  Christopher Maher
    Title:    Authorized Signatory
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:     
    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  Virtus SEIX Floating Rate High Income Fund
  as a Lender
   
  By: Seix Investment Advisors LLC, as Subadviser
   
   
  By:    /s/ George Goudelias
     
    Name:  George Goudelias
    Title:    Managing Director
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:     
    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  West CLO 2013-1 Ltd.
  as a Lender
   
   
  By:    /s/ Joanna Willars
     
    Name:  Joanna Willars
    Title:    Director, Authorized Signatory
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:     
    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  West CLO 2014-1 Ltd.
  as a Lender
   
   
  By:    /s/ Joanna Willars
     
    Name:  Joanna Willars
    Title:    Director, Authorized Signatory
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:     
    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4]

 

 

 

 

  West CLO 2014-2 Ltd.
  as a Lender
   
   
  By:    /s/ Joanna Willars
     
    Name:  Joanna Willars
    Title:    Director, Authorized Signatory
   
For Lenders requiring a second signature block:  
   
  By:     
    Name:
    Title:

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Credit Agreement

 

[attached]

 

 

 

 

Conformed copy reflecting changes through:
Amendment No. 1, dated June 17, 2016
Amendment No. 2, dated June 17, 2016
Amendment No. 3, dated December 10, 2018
Amendment No. 4, dated December 7, 2020

 

CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT

 

dated as of November 25, 2015
among

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.,
as the Borrower,

 

CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER,
as Guarantors,

 

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,

 

MOrgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.,
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS1
and
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners,

 

Citizens Bank, National Association
PNC Bank, National Association

and

BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.,
as Co-Documentation Agents

 

and

 

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

 

 

 

$910,000,000 Initial Term Loans
$125,000,000 Revolving Commitments

 

 

 

 
1 RBC Capital Markets is a brand name for the capital markets activities of Royal Bank of Canada and its Affiliates.

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION 22
1.1 Definitions 22
1.2 Accounting Terms 63
1.3 Interpretation, Etc. 64
1.4 Letter of Credit Amounts 64
1.5 Rounding 64
1.6 References to Agreements and Laws 64
1.7 Times of Day 65
1.8 Timing of Payment or Performance 65
1.9 Limited Condition Acquisitions 65
1.10 Pro Forma Calculations 65
1.11 Calculation of Baskets 66
1.12 Time Periods 67
1.13 Loan Amounts 6867

 

SECTION 2. LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT 67

 

2.1 Term Loans 67
2.2 Revolving Loans 68
2.3 Letters of Credit 70
2.4 Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds 80
2.5 Evidence of Debt; Register; Disqualified Lenders; Lenders’ Books and Records; Notes 8281
2.6 Interest on Loans 82
2.7 Conversion/Continuation 84
2.8 Default Interest 84
2.9 Commitment Fees 85
2.10 Scheduled Payments 85
2.11 Voluntary Prepayments/Commitment Reductions; Call Protection 8887
2.12 Mandatory Prepayments 9089
2.13 General Provisions Regarding Payments 9493
2.14 Ratable Sharing 9594
2.15 Making or Maintaining Eurocurrency Rate Loans 9695
2.16 Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy 96
2.17 Taxes; Withholding, Etc. 97
2.18 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of a Lender 101
2.19 Defaulting Lenders 104103
2.20 Incremental Facilities or Commitments 106104
2.21 Refinancing Amendments 109
2.22 Extensions of Loans 117
2.23 Swing Line Loans 121
2.24 Permitted Debt Exchanges 124

 

 

 

 

SECTION 3. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 126125
3.1 Closing Date 126125
3.2 Conditions to Any Credit Extension After the Closing Date 130

 

SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 131130
4.1 Organization; Powers 130
4.2 Authorization 131
4.3 Enforceability 132131
4.4 Governmental Approvals; Third-Party Consents 132131
4.5 Financial Statements 132
4.6 No Material Adverse Effect 132
4.7 Title to Properties 132
4.8 Equity Interests and Ownership of Subsidiaries 133132
4.9 Litigation; Compliance with Laws 133133
4.10 Federal Reserve Regulations 133
4.11 Investment Company Act 134133
4.12 Use of Proceeds 134134
4.13 Tax Returns 134134
4.14 No Material Misstatements 134
4.15 Employee Benefit Plans 135135
4.16 Environmental Matters 135
4.17 Collateral Documents 136136
4.18 Insurance 137137
4.19 Solvency 137
4.20 [Reserved] 138137
4.21 Intellectual Property 138138
4.22 Anti-Terrorism Laws 138
4.23 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 139138
4.24 [Reserved] 139138
4.25 Undisclosed Liabilities 139139
4.26 Labor Matters 139139

 

SECTION 5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 140139
5.1 Existence; Material Properties 140140
5.2 Insurance 140
5.3 Payment of Obligations 140
5.4 Financial Statements, Reports, Etc. 141140
5.5 Litigation and Other Notices 142
5.6 Compliance with Laws 143142
5.7 Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections 143143
5.8 Lender Calls 143
5.9 Use of Proceeds 143
5.10 Compliance with Environmental Laws 144144
5.11 Further Assurances; Additional Security 144144
5.12 Maintenance of Ratings 146

 

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SECTION 6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS 147147
6.1 Indebtedness 147
6.2 Liens 152
6.3 Investments, Loans and Advances 157
6.4 Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets 160
6.5 Restricted Payments 164
6.6 Transactions with Affiliates 167
6.7 Business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries 168
6.8 Limitation on Modifications and Payments of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements; Etc. 169
6.9 Changes in Fiscal Year 172
6.10 Financial Performance Covenant 172
6.11 Tranche A Term Loan Financial Performance Covenant and Minimum Liquidity Covenant 172

 

SECTION 7. GUARANTY 173
7.1 Guaranty of the Obligations 173
7.2 Contribution by Guarantors 173173
7.3 Payment by Guarantors 174
7.4 Liability of Guarantors Absolute 174174
7.5 Waivers by Guarantors 176177
7.6 Guarantors’ Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, Etc. 177
7.7 Subordination of Other Obligations 178
7.8 Continuing Guaranty 178
7.9 Authority of Guarantors or Borrower 178178
7.10 Financial Condition of Borrower 178178
7.11 Bankruptcy, Etc. 179
7.12 Keepwell 179179

 

SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT 180
8.1 Events of Default 180
8.2 Right to Cure 184184

 

SECTION 9. AGENTS 185
9.1 Authorization and Action 185
9.2 Agent’s Reliance, Etc. 186188
9.3 MSSF and its Affiliates 187189
9.4 Lender Credit Decision 189
9.5 Indemnification of Agents 190
9.6 Successor Agents 191
9.7 Arrangers and Documentation Agents Have No Liability 189192
9.8 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim 192
9.9 Collateral and Guaranty Matters 190192
9.10 Withholding 191194
9.11 Intercreditor Agreements 194

 

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SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS 192195
10.1 Notices; Communications 192195
10.2 Survival of Agreement 193196
10.3 Binding Effect 196
10.4 Successors and Assigns 196
10.5 Expenses; Indemnity 200203
10.6 Right of Set-off 202205
10.7 Governing Law 205
10.8 Waivers; Amendment 206
10.9 Interest Rate Limitation 209
10.10 Entire Agreement 206209
10.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 206209
10.12 Severability 210
10.13 Counterparts 210
10.14 Headings 210
10.15 Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process 207210
10.16 Confidentiality 208211
10.17 Platform; Borrower Materials 212
10.18 Release of Liens and Guarantees 209214
10.19 Judgment 216
10.20 USA PATRIOT Act Notice 211216
10.21 Acknowledgements 216

 

APPENDICES: A-1 Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitments
  A-2 Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitments
  A-3 Revolving Commitments
     
SCHEDULES: 1.1(a) Guarantors
  1.1(b) Immaterial Subsidiaries
  1.1(c) Unrestricted Subsidiaries
  1.1(d) Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, and Commodities Accounts
  4.4 Filings, Governmental Approvals and Third Party Consents
  4.8 Equity Interests
  4.9 Actions, Suits and Proceedings
  4.16 Environmental Matters
  4.18 Insurance
  4.21 Intellectual Property
  5.11 Post-Closing Deliverables
  6.1(a) Certain Indebtedness
  6.2(a) Certain Liens
  6.3(h) Certain Investments
  6.5(c) Certain Restricted Payments
  6.6(b) Certain Affiliate Transactions
  6.8 Non-Permitted Encumbrances
  10.1 Notice Addresses

 

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EXHIBITS: A-1 Funding Notice
  A-2 Conversion/Continuation Notice
  A-3 Request for L/C Credit Extension
  B-1 Initial Tranche A Term Loan Note
  B-2 Initial Tranche B Term Loan Note
  B-3 Revolving Loan Note
  C Compliance Certificate
  D Joinder Agreement
  E Assignment Agreement
  F-1, F-2, F-3 and
F-4
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates
  G Solvency Certificate
  H Affiliated Lender Assignment Agreement
  I Pledge and Security Agreement
  J Prepayment Notice
  K Mortgage
  L Intra-Group Subordination Agreement
  M Intercreditor Agreement
  N ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement

 

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CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT

 

This CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of November  25, 2015, is entered into by and among LANNETT COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (as further defined in Section 1.1, the “Borrower”), CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER, as Guarantors, the Lenders party hereto from time to time, and ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC (“AD”) (as successor to Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. (“MSSF”) as), as the successor Administrative Agent (together with its permitted successors in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”) and as Collateral Agent (together with its permitted successors in such capacity, “Collateral Agent”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2015, by and among the Borrower and the Sellers (as defined herein) (together with all exhibits, schedules and disclosure letters thereto, collectively, the “Acquisition Agreement”), the Borrower will acquire the Target Stock (as defined herein) from the Sellers (the “Acquisition”);

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower will issue and sell senior unsecured notes providing for gross proceeds of up to $250.0 million (the “Senior Notes”) pursuant to a Rule 144A and/or Regulation S offering, or other private placement;

 

WHEREAS, all the existing third-party indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower, the Target and their respective subsidiaries, including the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement (as defined herein), except for Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.1, will be refinanced or repaid, and all security and guaranties in respect thereof discharged and released (the “Refinancing”);

 

WHEREAS, Lenders have agreed to extend certain credit facilities to the Borrower, consisting of (i) $275.0 million aggregate principal amount of Initial Tranche A Term Loans, (ii) $635.0 million aggregate principal of Initial Tranche B Term Loans, and (iii) $125.0 million aggregate principal amount of Initial Revolving Commitments (together, the “Facility”); and

 

WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Initial Tranche A Term Loans, the Initial Tranche B Term Loans and the Senior Notes will be applied, as applicable, (i) to pay the Acquisition consideration, (ii) to pay the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions (such fees and expenses, the “Transaction Costs”) and (iii) to pay for the Refinancing.;

 

WHEREAS, on November 25, 2020, (i) the Maturity Date occurred with respect to the Revolving Loans and the Initial Tranche A Term Loans, (ii) the Revolving Commitment Termination Date occurred, and (iii) all Obligations relating to the Revolving Loans, including the Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit, and the Initial Tranche A Term Loans, were paid in full; and

 

WHEREAS, on December 7, 2020, (i) MSSF resigned as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent and (ii) AD became the successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent solely with respect to the Initial Tranche B Term Loans and any Incremental Term Loan, Refinancing Term Loan, or Extended Term Loan.

 

 

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.         DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

1.1          Definitions. The following terms used herein, including in the preamble, recitals, exhibits and schedules hereto, shall have the following meanings:

 

ABL Agent” means the “Administrative Agent” as defined in the ABL Facility Agreement.

 

ABL Facility” means the revolving credit facility to be extended pursuant to the ABL Facility Agreement.

 

ABL Facility Agreement” means a credit agreement, to be entered into on or around the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, by and among the Borrower and the ABL Agent, governing the issuance of up to $30.0 million aggregate principal amount of revolving credit commitments; provided that such agreement shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders (which for this purpose shall include Deerfield Management Company, L.P.) and shall be substantially consistent with the term sheet provided to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on November 23, 2020.

 

ABL Facility Documents” means the ABL Facility Agreement, the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement and any other agreements, instruments and other documents evidencing or governing the ABL Facility or entered into at any time in connection therewith, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived, otherwise modified, extended, renewed, refinanced or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to time.

 

ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit N, entered into by the Agents and the ABL Agent pursuant to Section 9.11 hereof, as amended, restated, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Acquisition” as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Acquisition Agreement” as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Acquisition Agreement Representations” means such of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Seller or any seller party in the Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that a breach of such representations and warranties results in the Borrower (or any of its Affiliates) having the right to terminate the Borrower’s (or any such Affiliate’s) obligations under the Acquisition Agreement or to decline to consummate the Acquisition pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement (in each case, without liability to the Borrower or such Affiliate).

 

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Additional Lender” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is not an existing Lender and that has agreed to provide Incremental Commitments pursuant to Section 2.20 or Refinancing Commitments pursuant to Section 2.21.

 

Adjusted LIBOR” means, for any date with respect to an Interest Period in relation to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the rate per annum obtained by dividing (i) (a) the London interbank offered rate administered by the ICE Benchmark Association Limited (or any other Person which takes over the administration of that rate) for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such date, for the relevanttwo Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period as displayed on page LIBOR01 of the Reutersthe applicable Bloomberg screen (or any replacement ReutersBloomberg page which displays that rate); provided that if such ReutersBloomberg page or service ceases to be available, the Administrative Agent may specify another page or service displaying the relevant rate after consultation with the Borrower or (b) if the rates referenced in the preceding clause (a) are not available, the average rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent as the rate of interest, expressed based upon a 360 day year, at which deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by the Administrative Agent and with a term and amount comparable to such Interest Period and principal amount of such Eurodollar Rate Loan as would be offered by the Administrative Agent’s London Branch toto three (3) major banks in the offshore Dollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period; provided that if (a) and (b) are not available, the terms of Section 2.15(a) shall apply; by (ii) an amount equal to (x) one minus (y) the Applicable Reserve Requirement; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) the Adjusted LIBOR with respect to the Initial Tranche A Term Loans and the Initial Tranche B Term Loans shall at no time be less than 1.00% per annum and (y) the Adjusted LIBOR with respect to the Revolving Loans shall not be less than 0.00% and there shall otherwise be no Adjusted LIBOR “floor” for the Revolving Loans.

 

Administrative Agent” as defined in the preamble hereto.

 

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

 

Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person.

 

Affiliated Lender Assignment Agreement” as defined in Section 10.4(o)(i).

 

Agent(s)” means the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent, as applicable.

 

Aggregate Amounts Due” as defined in Section 2.14.

 

Aggregate Payments” as defined in Section 7.2.

 

Agreement” means this Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2015 as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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All-In-Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof calculated in good faith consistent with generally accepted financial practices, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, original issue discount, upfront fees, Adjusted LIBOR floor (in the case of an Incremental Revolving Commitment, to the extent the operation of such Adjusted LIBOR floor would increase the yield on drawn amounts under any applicable existing Revolving Commitment on the proposed date of the initial availability thereof), or otherwise, in each case, incurred or payable by the Borrower generally to all the lenders or holders of such Indebtedness; provided that original issue discount and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of its incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness); provided, further, that “All-In-Yield” shall not include ticking fees, unused line fees, amendment fees, arrangement fees, structuring fees, commitment fees, underwriting fees and similar fees (regardless of whether paid, in whole or in part, to any or all lenders or holders of such Indebtedness) or other fees not paid generally to all lenders or holders of such Indebtedness.

 

Amendment No. 1” means Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2016, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender party thereto.

 

AML Legislation” as defined in Section 3.1(k).

 

Anti-Terrorism Laws” as defined in Section 4.22.

 

Applicable Margin” means (a) (i) prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date, with respect to Initial Tranche A Term Loans that are Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 4.75% per annum and with respect to Initial Tranche A Term Loans that are Base Rate Loans, 3.75% per annum and (ii) on or after the Third Amendment Effective Date, with respect to Initial Tranche A Term Loans that are Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 5.00% per annum and with respect to Initial Tranche A Term Loans that are Base Rate Loans, 4.00% per annum, (b) with respect to Initial Tranche B Term Loans that are Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 5.375% per annum and with respect to Initial Tranche B Term Loans that are Base Rate Loans, 4.375% per annum, and (c) with respect to Initial Revolving Loans, Unused Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit Fees for standby Letters of Credit, (i) until delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter commencing on or after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.4, (A) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 4.75% per annum, (B) for Base Rate Loans, 3.75% per annum, (C) for Letter of Credit Fees, 4.75% per annum and (D) for Unused Commitment Fees, 0.50% per annum, and (ii) thereafter, with respect to the Revolving Loans, Letter of Credit Fees and Unused Commitment Fees the following percentages per annum, based upon the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as specified in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.4(c):

 

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Applicable Margin for Revolving Facility Loans, Etc.
Pricing Level     First Lien Net Leverage Ratio     Eurocurrency
Rate Loans and
Letter of Credit
Fees
      Base Rate Loans  
1     > 2.00:1.00     4.75 %     3.75 %
2     ≤ 2.00:1.00 but > 1.25:1.00     4.50 %     3.50 %
3     ≤ 1.25:1.00     4.25 %     3.25 %

 

 

Pricing Level     First Lien Net Leverage Ratio   Unused Commitment Fees  
1     > 2.00:1.00     0.50 %
2     ≤ 2.00:1.00 but > 1.25:1.00     0.375 %
3     ≤ 1.25:1.00     0.25 %

 

Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 5.4(c); provided that “Pricing Level 1” in the table immediately above shall apply (x) as of the first Business Day after the date on which a Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered but was not delivered, and shall continue to so apply to and including the date on which such Compliance Certificate is so delivered (and thereafter the pricing level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall apply) or (y) at the option of the Administrative Agent and upon written notice to the Borrower (provided, that in the case of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.1(g) or (h), such notice shall automatically be deemed to have been provided), as of the first Business Day after an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and shall continue to so apply to but excluding the date on which such Event of Default is cured or waived (and thereafter the pricing level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall apply).

 

If it is subsequently determined before the date on which all Loans have been repaid and all Commitments have been terminated that the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio set forth in any Compliance Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent is inaccurate for any reason and the result thereof is that the Lenders received interest or fees for any period based on an Applicable Margin that is less than that which would have been applicable had the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio been accurately determined, then, for all purposes of this Agreement, the “Applicable Margin” for any day occurring within the period covered by such Compliance Certificate shall retroactively be deemed to be the relevant percentage as based upon the accurately determined First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for such period, and any shortfall in the interest or fees theretofore paid by the Borrower for the relevant period as a result of the miscalculation of the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be (and shall be) due and payable by the Borrower upon the date that is three Business Days after notice by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower of such miscalculation (even if, for the avoidance of doubt, such third Business Day occurs on or after the Maturity Date). During such three Business Day period and thereafter, if the preceding sentence is complied with, the failure to previously pay such interest and fees at the correct Applicable Margin and the delivery of such inaccurate certificate shall not in and of themselves constitute a Default or Event of Default and no amounts shall be payable at the Default Rate in respect of any such interest or fees.

 

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Applicable Reserve Requirement” means, for any day, for any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the maximum rate, expressed as a decimal, at which reserves (including any basic marginal, special, supplemental, emergency or other reserves) are required to be maintained during such Interest Period against “Eurocurrency liabilities” (as such term is defined in Regulation D) under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors or other applicable banking regulator. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, the Applicable Reserve Requirement shall reflect any other reserves required to be maintained by such member banks with respect to (i) any category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the applicable Adjusted LIBOR or any other interest rate of a Loan is to be determined, or (ii) any category of extensions of credit or other assets which include Eurocurrency Rate Loans. A Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency liabilities and as such shall be deemed subject to reserve requirements without benefits of credit for proration, exceptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to the applicable Lender. The rate of interest on Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Applicable Reserve Requirement.

 

Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class, (b) with respect to any Letters of Credit, (i) the relevant L/C Issuers and (ii) the Revolving Lenders and (c) with respect to the Swing Line Obligation, (i) the Swing Line Lender and (ii) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.23, the Revolving Lenders.

 

Approved Fund” as defined in Section 10.4(b) 10.4(b)(i).

 

Arrangers” means MSSF, RBC Capital Markets and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners.

 

Asset Sale” means any sale, transfer or other disposition (other than by way of license or lease) of any assets by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following shall constitute “Asset Sales”: (1) issuances of Equity Interests by the Borrower, (2) issuances of Equity Interests by any subsidiary of the Borrower to the Borrower or any other subsidiary of the Borrower to the extent such issuances do not result in a reduction of the percentage of such subsidiary directly or indirectly owned by the Borrower, or such subsidiary, or (3) any disposition of assets permitted by Section 6.4 (other than clause (i) thereof).

 

Assignment Agreement” means, as applicable, an assignment and acceptance agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E, with such amendments or modifications as may be approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

 

Assignor” as defined in Section 10.4(b)(i).

 

Attributable Indebtedness” means, in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction, at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the rate of interest implicit in such transaction) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been or may be extended).

 

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Authorized Agent” as defined in Section 10.15(c)(i).

 

Authorized Officer” means, as applied to any Person, any individual holding the position of chairman of the board (if an officer), chief executive officer, president, vice president (or the equivalent thereof), chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of such Person or any other individual designated (i) by the Board of Directors or member of such Person or (ii) in writing to the Administrative Agent by an existing Authorized Officer of such Person as an authorized signatory of any document or certificate delivered hereunder.

 

Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” as defined in Section 2.3(b)(iii).

 

Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit” as defined in Section 2.3(b)(iv).

 

Availability” means, as of any date of determination, an amount (which shall not be less than zero) equal to (I) if as of the last day of the applicable Test Period the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is greater than the ratio set forth in Section 6.10 for such Test Period, (a) 30% of the aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments in effect at such time, minus (b) the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments in effect at such time (excluding (i) up to $5.0 million of undrawn Letters of Credit and (ii) any drawn Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized) and (II) if as of the last day of the applicable Test Period the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to the ratio set forth in Section 6.10 for such Test Period, the lesser of (x)(a) the aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments in effect at such time, minus (b) the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments in effect at such time (excluding (i) up to $5.0 million of undrawn Letters of Credit and (ii) any drawn Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized) and (y) the amount of Revolving Loans which could have been incurred by the Borrower as of the last day of the applicable Test Period without causing the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio to exceed the ratio set forth in Section 6.10 for such Test Period..

 

Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

 

Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus ½ of 1.0%, (ii) the Prime Rate in effect for such day as announced from time to time and (iii) the Adjusted LIBOR for a one-month Interest Period for a deposit in Dollars on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1.0%; provided that any change in such rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBOR shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBOR, as the case may be; provided, further, that for the purpose of clause (iii), the Adjusted LIBOR for any day shall be based on the rate determined on such day at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time).

 

Base Rate Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.

 

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Below Threshold Asset Sale Proceeds” as defined in the definition of “Net Cash Proceeds”.

 

Beneficiary” means each Agent, L/C Issuer, Swing Line Lender, Lender and Lender Counterparty.

 

Board of Directors” means (i) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of such corporation or any duly authorized committee thereof; (ii) in the case of a limited liability company, the board of directors or managers, manager or managing member of such Person or duly authorized committee thereof; (iii) in the case of a partnership, the general partner of such Person or duly authorized committee thereof; and (iv) with respect to any other entity, the board of directors or similar body of the general partner or managers of such entity or any duly authorized committee thereof.

 

Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto.

 

Borrower” as defined in the preamble hereto. In the event the Borrower consummates any merger, amalgamation or consolidation in accordance with Section 6.4, the surviving Person in such merger, amalgamation or consolidation shall be deemed to be the “Borrower” for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

Borrower Materials” as defined in Section 10.17.

 

Borrowing” means any Loans of the same Class and Type of Loan made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

 

Borrowing Minimum” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, $500,000 and (b) with respect to a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, $500,000.

 

Borrowing Multiple” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, $250,000 and (b) with respect to a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, $250,000.

 

Business Day” means (i) any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close in New York, New York and (ii) with respect to all notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with any Eurocurrency Rate Loans, the term “Business Day” means any day which is a Business Day described in clause (i) and which is also a day for trading by and between banks in deposits in the applicable currency in the London interbank market.

 

Calculation Date” means any of (a) the date of delivery of each Funding Notice, (b) the date of issuance, extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit, (c) the date of conversion or continuation of any Borrowing of a Loan, (d) each date a calculation of fees due under this Agreement is required to be made and (e) the last Business Day of each calendar quarter.

 

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Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person and, for purposes hereof, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that any obligations that would not be accounted for as Capital Lease Obligations under GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date shall not be deemed to be Capital Lease Obligations after the Closing Date as a result of any changes in GAAP or interpretations thereunder or otherwise.

 

Cash Collateral Account” means a blocked account at MSSF (or any successor Administrative Agent or another commercial bank selected by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower) in the name of the Administrative Agent and under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, and otherwise established in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit, as applicable, of the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender, the applicable L/C Issuer and the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations, the Swing Line Loans or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of either of the foregoing, cash or deposit account balances or, if the applicable L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender benefitting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, as applicable, the applicable L/C Issuer and/or the Swing Line Lender.

 

Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the definition of “Cash Collateralize” and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

 

Cash Equivalents” means, as at any date of determination, any of the following: (i) marketable securities or any other evidence of Indebtedness (a) issued or directly and unconditionally guaranteed as to interest and principal by the United States Government or (b) issued by any agency of the United States the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case, maturing within one year after such date; (ii) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America, or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case, maturing within one year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s; (iii) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s; (iv) certificates of deposit, Dollar-denominated time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers’ acceptances (or, in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries, the foreign equivalent) maturing within one year after such date and issued or accepted by any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia that (a) is at least “adequately capitalized” (as defined in the regulations of its primary Federal banking regulator) and (b) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) of not less than $500.0 million or Dollar Equivalent (or, in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries, any local office of any commercial bank organized under the law of the relevant jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof which has combined capital and surplus and undivided profits in excess of the Dollar Equivalent of $500.0 million); (v) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (iv) above; and (vi) shares of any money market mutual fund that (a) has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, (b) has net assets of not less than $250.0 million or Dollar Equivalent, and (c) has one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s; provided, that, in the case of any Investment by any Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower, “Cash Equivalents” shall also include: (x) direct obligations of the sovereign nation (or any agency thereof) in which such Foreign Subsidiary is organized and is conducting business or in obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by such sovereign nation (or any agency thereof), in each case, maturing within a year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating equivalent to at least A-2 from S&P and at least P-2 from Moody’s, (y) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (i) through (vi) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies and (z) shares of any money market mutual or similar fund that has substantially all its assets invested continuously in the types of investments otherwise satisfying the requirements of this definition (including this proviso).

 

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Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide to Borrower or any of its subsidiaries cash management services for collections, treasury management services (including controlled disbursement, overdraft, automated clearing house fund transfer services, return items and interstate depository network services), any demand deposit, payroll, trust or operating account relationships, commercial credit cards, merchant card, purchase or debit cards, non-card e-payables services, and other cash management services, including electronic funds transfer services, lockbox services, stop payment services and wire transfer services allocation.

 

Casualty Event” means any settlement of, or payment in respect of, (i) any property or casualty insurance claim or (ii) any seizure, condemnation, confiscation or taking under the power of eminent domain or expropriation of, requisition of title to or use of, or any similar event in respect of, or proceeding relating to, any asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

CFC” means a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in Section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the Closing Date, (b) any change in law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Closing Date or (c) compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.16, by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s holding company, if any) with any written request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority, made or issued after the Closing Date; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives under or issued in connection with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all interpretations and applications thereof and any compliance by a Lender with any request or directive relating thereto and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated under or in connection with, all interpretations and applications of, and any compliance by a Lender with any request or directive relating to International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States of America or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law” regardless of the date enacted, adopted, amended or issued, but only to the extent such rules, regulations, or published interpretation, written requests, guidelines or directives are applied to the Borrower and its subsidiaries by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in substantially the same manner as applied to other similarly situated borrowers under comparable syndicated credit facilities, including, without limitation, for purposes of Section 2.16.

 

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Change of Control” means the earliest to occur of:

 

(a)       any “Person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) shall become beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the then outstanding voting stock of (i) so long as the Borrower is a wholly owned Subsidiary of any Parent Holding Company, the Relevant Parent Entity or (ii) otherwise, the Borrower; or

 

(b)       any “change of control” or similar event under any Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.1, in each case which constitutes Material Indebtedness, shall occur.

 

Charges” as defined in Section 10.9.

 

Class” (a) when used with respect to Lenders, refers to whether such Lenders have Loans or Commitments with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitments, Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitments, Initial Revolving Commitments, Incremental Revolving Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Commitments, Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Extension Series, Incremental Term Commitments, Refinancing Term Commitments or Commitments in respect of Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series, in each case, not designated part of another existing Class and (c) when used with respect to Loans, refers to whether such Loans are Initial Tranche A Term Loans, Initial Tranche B Term Loans, Initial Revolving Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Loans, Refinancing Revolving Loans, Extended Term Loans, Loans made pursuant to Extended Revolving Commitments or Refinancing Term Loans, in each case not designated part of another existing Class. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have the same terms and conditions shall be construed to be in the same Class.

 

Closing Date” means first date on which all of the conditions set forth in Section 3.1 are satisfied or waived.

 

Collateral” means all of the property and assets of the Credit Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is purported to be granted by any Collateral Document.

 

Collateral Agent” as defined in the preamble hereto.

 

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Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means the requirement that:

 

(a)       on the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received from each Credit Party, a counterpart of the Pledge and Security Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Credit Party;

 

(b)       on the Closing Date, (i) the Administrative Agent shall have received subject to the exceptions (if any) set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement, a pledge of all the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each wholly owned direct Subsidiary (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) of the Borrower and each Guarantor and (ii) the Administrative Agent (or a designated bailee thereof) shall have received all certificates or other instruments (if any) representing such Equity Interests, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;

 

(c)       (i) on the Closing Date, all Indebtedness of the Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower having, in the case of each instance of Indebtedness, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million (other than (A) intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations of the Borrower and its subsidiaries or (B) to the extent that a pledge of such promissory note or instrument would violate applicable law) that is owing to any Credit Party shall be evidenced by a promissory note or an instrument and shall have been pledged pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement (or other applicable Collateral Document as reasonably required by the Administrative Agent); and (ii) the Administrative Agent (or a designated bailee thereof) shall have received all such promissory notes or instruments, together with note powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank; provided that if any such promissory notes, instruments, note powers or other instruments of transfer (collectively, the “Debt Transfer Documents”) cannot be provided on the Closing Date after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so and without undue burden or expense to the Borrower, then such Debt Transfer Documents shall not be required to be delivered until the 90th day following the Closing Date (or on such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree to in its reasonable discretion);

 

(d)       in the case of any Person that becomes or is required to become a Credit Party after the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a Joinder Agreement and supplements to the Pledge and Security Agreement and the other applicable Credit Documents, in each case, substantially in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Credit Party and in accordance with Section 5.11;

 

(e)       after the Closing Date, subject to the exceptions set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement, (i) all the outstanding Equity Interests of (A) any Person that becomes a Credit Party after the Closing Date and (B) subject to Section 5.11(c), all the Equity Interests that are acquired by a Credit Party after the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement; provided that in no event shall any Credit Party be required to pledge (x) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any class of Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary (including any FSHCO); and (ii) the Administrative Agent (or a designated bailee thereof) shall have received all certificates or other instruments (if any) representing such Equity Interests, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank, to the extent required by the Pledge and Security Agreement;

 

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(f)       except as otherwise contemplated by the Collateral Documents, all documents and instruments, including UCC financing statements, filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, filings with the United States Copyright Office, and all other instruments reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered, recorded or delivered to create the Liens intended to be created by the Collateral Documents (in each case, including any supplements thereto) and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Collateral Documents, shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent (or a designated bailee thereof) for filing, registration or the recording concurrently with, or promptly following, the execution and delivery of each such Collateral Document; provided that if any such documents or instruments (other than documents or instruments with respect to Filing Collateral or Possessory Collateral) cannot be provided on the Closing Date after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so and without undue burden or expense to the Borrower, then such documents and instruments shall not be required to be delivered until the 90th day following the Closing Date (or on such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree to in its reasonable discretion);

 

(g)       except as otherwise contemplated by any Collateral Document, each Credit Party shall have obtained all consents and approvals required to be obtained by it in connection with (i) the execution and delivery of all Collateral Documents (or supplements thereto) to which it is a party and the granting by it of the Liens thereunder and (ii) the performance of its obligations thereunder; and

 

(h)       after the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) such other Collateral Documents as may be required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.11 and (ii) upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, evidence of compliance with any other requirements of Section 5.11.; and

 

(i)       within 30 days of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date (subject to extensions to be agreed upon by Deerfield Management Company, L.P. in its reasonable discretion), the Credit Parties shall deliver fully executed Control Agreements covering the Credit Parties’ deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodities accounts (other than Excluded Accounts) set forth on Schedule 1.1(d) hereto.

 

The foregoing definition shall not require, and the Credit Documents shall not contain any requirements as to, the creation or perfection of pledges of or security interests in, Mortgages on, or the obtaining of title insurance, surveys, abstracts or appraisals or taking other actions with respect to, any Excluded Property. The Collateral Agent may grant extensions of time for the perfection of security interests in or the delivery of the Mortgages and the obtaining of title insurance, surveys, abstracts and appraisals with respect to particular assets and the delivery of assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Credit Parties on such date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that perfection cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the Collateral Documents.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Credit Documents, there shall be no requirement for (and no Default or Event of Default under the Credit Documents shall arise out of the lack of) (acontrol agreements or control or similar arrangements with respect to deposit or securities accounts[reserved], (b) notices to account debtors or other contractual third parties prior to the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, (c) perfection (except to the extent perfected through the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements) with respect to letter of credit rights, commercial tort claims and immaterial intercompany notes or (d) actions required by the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction in order to create any security interests in any assets or to perfect such security interests (including any intellectual property registered in any non-U.S. jurisdiction) (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction).

 

In addition, the Borrower may cause any Restricted Subsidiary that is not otherwise required to be a Guarantor to Guarantee the Obligations and otherwise satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, in which case such Restricted Subsidiary shall be treated as a Guarantor under this Agreement and every other Credit Document for all purposes.

 

Collateral Documents” means the Pledge and Security Agreement, any Mortgages, and all other instruments, documents and agreements delivered by or on behalf of any Credit Party pursuant to Section 5.11 that creates or purports to create, in favor of, Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a Lien on any property of that Credit Party as security for the Obligations, in each case, as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Commitment” means, as to any Lender, such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or Term Loan Commitment.

 

Commitment Letter” means the Amended and Restated Commitment Letter, dated September 24, 2015, among the Borrower, the Arrangers, the Documentation Agents and the Administrative Agent, as amended and supplemented prior to the date hereof.

 

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

 

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C or another form as may be agreed by the Borrower and Administrative Agent from time to time.

 

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower:

 

(a)       increased, in each case (other than with respect to clause (xi)) to the extent deducted (and not added back) in Consolidated Net Income, and in each case, without duplication with any other item described in this clause (a) or any item excluded pursuant to the definition of Consolidated Net Income, by:

 

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(i)               provision for Taxes based on income or profits or capital, including state, provincial, franchise, excise and similar Taxes and foreign withholding Taxes of such Person paid or accrued, including any penalties and interest relating to any Tax examinations; plus

 

(ii)              Consolidated Interest Expense for such period; plus

 

(iii)            depreciation and amortization expense of such Person for such period; plus

 

(iv)             extraordinary, non-recurring, unusual or exceptional losses, charges and expenses; plus

 

(v)               losses, charges and expenses relating to the Transactions regardless of when paid (including, without limitation, the write-off of deferred financing fees capitalized on the balance sheet corresponding to the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement, any financial advisory fees, filing fees, accounting fees, legal fees and other similar advisory and consulting fees and related out-of-pocket expenses and other fees, discounts and commissions, including with regard to arranging or syndication); plus

 

(vi)             (A) actual expenses, costs and charges related to business optimization, relocation or integration; (B) actual expenses, costs and charges related to Permitted Acquisitions after the Closing Date and (C) severance and other restructuring charges actually incurred; plus

 

(vii)            losses, charges and expenses relating to asset dispositions or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business (in each case whether or not consummated), as determined in good faith by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower; plus

 

(viii)          losses, charges and expenses attributable to disposed or discontinued operations and losses, charges and expenses related to the disposal of disposed, abandoned, closed or discontinued operations; plus

 

(ix)             losses, charges and expenses attributable to the early extinguishment or conversion of Indebtedness, Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments (including deferred financing expenses written off and premiums paid); plus

 

(x)              charges, expenses and fees incurred, including financial advisory, accounting, auditor, legal and other consulting and advisory fees and any or other filing fees and expenses, or any amortization thereof, in connection with any equity offering, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, investment, recapitalization, asset disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (including deferred financing expenses), refinancing transaction, restructuring or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (in each case, including any such transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date and any transaction undertaken but not completed) and any non-recurring charges and expenses (including non-recurring merger or amalgamation expenses) incurred as a result of any such transaction; plus

 

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(xi)          the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions (including, in connection with, mergers and other business combinations, acquisitions, divestitures, and other transactions (including transactions described in clause (x) above)) taken or expected to be taken prior to or during such period (which “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies shall be subject only to certification by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower and shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings, reductions or synergies had been realized on the first day of the relevant period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (A) such cost savings, reductions or synergies are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (B) (x) in the case of mergers and other business combinations, acquisitions and divestitures are expected to be realized (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) within six fiscal quarters after the date of such action and (y) in other cases are expected to be realized within 18 months of the date of determination to take such action and (C) the aggregate amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies included in Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to this paragraph (xi) during any Test Period shall not exceed 25.0% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such Test Period, calculated after giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to this paragraph (xi); plus

 

(xii)         net unrealized losses on Hedge Agreements and non-controlling interests; plus

 

(xiii)        any other non-cash losses, charges and expenses, including any write offs or write downs, reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period;

 

(b)          decreased (in each case to the extent added in Consolidated Net Income), by (without duplication):

 

(i)       net unrealized gains on Hedge Agreements and non-controlling interests; plus

 

(ii)      gains relating to asset dispositions or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business; plus

 

(iii)     cash payments during such period on account of accruals on or reserves added to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to clause (a) above; plus

 

(iv)     non-cash gains, excluding any non-cash gains that represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges that were deducted (and not added back) in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for any prior period.

 

Consolidated Current Assets” means, as at any date of determination, the total assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current assets in conformity with GAAP, excluding cash and Cash Equivalents, as of the most recent date for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower.

 

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Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all liabilities that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as current liabilities at such date of determination, other than (a) the current portion of any Indebtedness, (b) accruals of Consolidated Interest Expense (excluding Consolidated Interest Expense that is due and unpaid), (c) accruals for current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, (d) accruals, if any, of transaction costs resulting from the Transactions, (e) accruals of any costs or expenses related to (i) severance or termination of employees prior to the Closing Date or (ii) bonuses, pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations, and (f) accruals for add-backs to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA included in clauses (a)(v), (a)(vi), (a)(xi) and (a)(xii) of the definition thereof, as of the most recent date for which for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower.

 

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

 

(1)          the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income, as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, including, without limitation:

 

(a)          any amortization of Indebtedness discount;

 

(b)          the net payments (less net payments received) under any Hedge Agreement in respect of interest rate protection (including any amortization of discounts, but excluding mark to market movements in the valuation of obligations pursuant to any Hedge Agreement);

 

(c)          the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation;

 

(d)          all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances; and

 

(e)          all accrued interest;

 

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

 

(3)          all capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period.

 

Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period; provided that, without duplication:

 

(a)           the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles shall be excluded;

 

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(b)           the net after-Tax effect of extraordinary, non-recurring, unusual or exceptional gains, losses, charges and expenses, including any relating to or arising in connection with claims or litigation (including legal fees, settlements, judgments and awards), shall be excluded;

 

(c)           the net after-Tax effect of gains, losses, charges and expenses attributable to asset dispositions or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, shall be excluded;

 

(d)           the net after-Tax effect of gains, losses, charges and expenses attributable to disposed, discontinued, closed or abandoned operations and any net after-Tax gains, losses, charges and expenses related to the disposal of disposed, abandoned, closed or discontinued operations shall be excluded;

 

(e)           the net after-tax effect of gains, losses, charges and expenses attributable to the early extinguishment or conversion of Indebtedness, Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments (including deferred financing expenses written off and premiums paid) shall be excluded;

 

(f)            the net income for such period of any Person that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof in such period in cash;

 

(g)           the effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in any line item in such Person’s consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in connection with the Transaction, any acquisition or any joint venture investments or the amortization or write off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded;

 

(h)           impairment and amortization charges, asset write offs and write downs, including impairment and amortization charges, asset write offs and write downs related to goodwill, intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded;

 

(i)            non-cash compensation charges and expenses, including any such charges and expenses arising from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, phantom equity, stock options, restricted stock, deferred stock or other rights or equity incentive programs and non-cash deemed finance charges in respect of any pension liabilities or other provisions shall be excluded;

 

(j)            (i) charges and expenses pursuant to any management equity plan, long-term incentive plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, any stock subscription or shareholder agreement and (ii) charges, expenses, accruals and reserves in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests held by management of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, to the extent that (in the case of any cash charges and expenses) such charges, expenses, accruals and reserves are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower shall be excluded;

 

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(k)           any non-cash loss, charge or expense relating to the incurrence of obligations in respect of an “earn out” or other similar contingent obligations shall be excluded, but only for so long as such loss, charge or expense remains a non-cash contingent obligation;

 

(l)            to the extent covered by insurance (including business interruption insurance) and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that (i) such coverage is not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnifying party in writing within 270 days and (ii) such amount is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days), losses, charges, expenses, accruals and reserves with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be excluded;

 

(m)          (i) non-cash or unrealized gains or losses in respect of obligations under Hedge Agreements or any ineffectiveness recognized in earnings related to qualifying hedge transactions or the fair value of changes therein recognized in earnings for derivatives that do not qualify as hedge transactions, in each case, in respect of obligations under Hedge Agreements, and (ii) gains or losses resulting from currency translation gains or losses related to currency re-measurements of Indebtedness (including gains or losses resulting from (x) Hedge Agreements for currency exchange risk and (y) intercompany Indebtedness) and all other foreign currency translation gains or losses to the extent such gains or losses are non-cash items shall be excluded;

 

(n)           non-cash interest charges on defined benefit, defined contribution or other pension plans shall be excluded;

 

(o)          any expenses or charges to the extent paid by a third party that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on behalf of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (and not required to be reimbursed), and any gain resulting from such payment, shall be excluded; and

 

(p)          solely for the purpose of determining the amount available under clause (a)(ii) of the definition of “Cumulative Credit,” the net income (or loss) for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any of the Guarantors) shall be excluded to the extent the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of its net income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, is otherwise restricted by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its equity holders; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein.

 

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Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination and on a Pro Forma Basis for any acquisition or disposition or other Specified Transaction that has been consummated on or prior to the date of determination, the total amount of all assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as of the most recent date for which for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower.

 

Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date and determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consisting of the types of Indebtedness set forth in clauses (a), (b), (d), (f), (h) (to the extent of unreimbursed amounts under Letters of Credit) and (i) of the definition of “Indebtedness” and all guarantees by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness described in the foregoing clauses of others; provided that, Consolidated Total Debt shall not include (i) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, except to the extent of drawn and unreimbursed amounts thereunder and (ii) obligations under Hedge Agreements.

 

Consolidated Working Capital” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Consolidated Current Assets at such date of determination minus Consolidated Current Liabilities at such date of determination; provided that, increases or decreases in Consolidated Working Capital shall be calculated without regard to 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 non-current, (ii) the effects of purchase accounting; (iii) any changes in fair value of derivative instruments, to the extent those changes are excluded from Consolidated Net Income due to hedge accounting treatment of derivative instruments; or (iv) any acquisitions permitted pursuant to the terms hereof, of an operating or geographical unit of a business or Persons by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period.

 

continuing” means, with respect to any default or event of default, that such default or event of default has not been cured or waived.

 

Contributing Guarantors” as defined in Section 7.2.

 

Control Agreement” means a tri-party deposit account, securities account or commodities account control agreement by and among the applicable Loan Party, Administrative Agent and the applicable depository, securities intermediary or commodities intermediary, and each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory in all respects to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and in any event providing to the Administrative Agent “control” of such deposit account, securities or commodities account within the meaning of the UCC.

 

Conversion/Continuation Date” means the effective date of a continuation or conversion, as the case may be, as set forth in the applicable Conversion/Continuation Notice.

 

Conversion/Continuation Notice” means a Conversion/Continuation Notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2.

 

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Covenant Trigger Event” means if as of the last day of the most recent Fiscal Quarter covered by the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.4, the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans made pursuant to Section 2.2(a) and outstanding Letters of Credit (excluding (i) up to $5.0 million of undrawn Letters of Credit, (ii) any drawn Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized and (iii) with respect to each Test Period ending on or prior to December 31, 2016, up to $22,750,000 of Initial Revolving Loans drawn on the Closing Date) is greater than 30% of the aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments (without giving effect to any adjustment or reduction due to the issuance or cancellation of a Letter of Credit or borrowing or repayment of a Revolving Loan subsequent to such day).

 

Credit Date” means the date of a Credit Extension.

 

Credit Document” means any of this Agreement, the Notes, if any, the Collateral Documents, the Intra-Group Subordination Agreement and any Intercreditor Agreement (on and after the execution thereof), and the Successor Agent Fee Letter, each as amended, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Credit Extension” means, as to any Lender, the making of an Initial Tranche A Term Loan, an Initial Tranche B Term Loan, a Revolving Loan, a Swing Line Loan or an Incremental Revolving Loan (other than the initial extension of credit thereunder), and with respect to an Issuing Bank, the issuance or extension of a Letter of Credit.

 

Credit Parties” means the Borrower and the Guarantors; each, individually, a “Credit Party”.

 

Cumulative Credit” means, at any time, an amount (which shall not be less than zero) equal to:

 

(a)           (i)           the Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount at such time; plus

 

(ii)          the aggregate amount of cash proceeds from the sale of Qualified Stock of the Borrower (including upon exercise of warrants or options or upon the conversion of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owed to a Person other than a Restricted Subsidiary) received by the Borrower after the Closing Date and at or prior to such time; provided that this clause (ii) shall exclude sales of Disqualified Stock and Equity Interests issued in connection with the cure right pursuant to Section 8.2; plus

 

(iii)         the cumulative amount of (x) capital contributions made to the Borrower in cash or Cash Equivalents (other than proceeds from (1) the issuance of Disqualified Stock, (2) Equity Interests issued in connection with the cure right pursuant to Section 8.2 and (3) capital contributions made on or prior to the Closing Date) and (y) the fair market value, as determined by the Borrower in good faith, of property or assets (other than cash) received by the Borrower as a capital contribution, in each case after the Closing Date; plus

 

(iv)         an amount equal to the net reduction in Investments made pursuant to Section 6.3(dd) in respect of any returns in cash, Cash Equivalents and assets (valued at the fair market value thereof, as determined by the Borrower in good faith) (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) actually received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from such Investments after the Closing Date and in each case to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income used in calculating Excess Cash Flow and not required to be used for prepayments pursuant to Section 2.12 or are reinvested pursuant to Section 2.12; plus

 

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(v)          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, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date, the fair market value of the Investments of the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary made with the Cumulative Credit in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, merger or consolidation (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), as determined by the Borrower in good faith; plus

 

(vi)         the cumulative amount of mandatory prepayments declined by a Lender under Section 2.12(e) to the extent not used or required to make other permitted prepayments of permitted Indebtedness; minus

 

(b)           the aggregate amount of any Investments made pursuant to Section 6.3(dd), any Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 6.5(j) and any payments or distributions in respect of any Junior Financing made pursuant to Section 6.8(a)(1) 6.8(a)(i)(A)(1)(d)(2) after the Closing Date and at or prior to such time.

 

Cure Notice” as defined in Section 8.2.

 

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

 

Debt Transfer Documents” as defined in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”.

 

Default” means a condition or event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (a) with respect to the amount of any principal or interest of any Loan not paid when due, the interest rate (including any Applicable Margin) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2.0% per annum or (b) with respect to all other overdue amounts, the Base Rate, plus the Applicable Margin applicable to Revolving Loans which are Base Rate Loans, plus 2.0% per annum.

 

Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.19, any Lender whose acts or failure to act, whether directly or indirectly, cause it to meet any part of the definition of “Lender Default”.

 

Deposit Account” means any deposit account (as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC).

 

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Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower on the date a legally binding commitment for the relevant Disposition (or, if later, for the payment of such item) was entered into) of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an asset disposition that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent payment, redemption, retirement, sale or other disposition of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

 

Disinterested Directors” means, with respect to any transaction that is subject to the requirements of Section 6.6, one or more members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower, or one or more members of the Board of Directors of a Parent Holding Company, having no material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such Affiliate 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 or any Parent Holding Company or any options, warrants or other rights in respect of such capital stock.

 

Disqualified Lenders” means (i) certain banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders that have been specified to the Joint Lead Arrangers by the Borrower in writing at any time prior to September 2, 2015, (ii) any of the Borrower’s competitors that have been specified to the Joint Lead Arrangers before the Closing Date or to the Administrative Agent after the Closing Date by the Borrower in writing at any time and from time to time and (iii) in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), any of their respective affiliates (other than any bona fide debt funds) that are either (x) identified in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent from time to time or (y) clearly identifiable on the basis of such affiliate’s name.

 

Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interests of such Person that, by their terms (or by the terms of any security into which such Equity Interests are convertible or for which such Equity Interests are redeemable or exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a) mature or are mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b) are convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock, or (c) are redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, in each case prior to 91 days following the latest Maturity Date at the time of issuance of such Equity Interests; provided, however, that only the portion of the Equity Interests that so mature or are mandatorily redeemable, are so convertible or exchangeable or are so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided further, however, that if such Equity Interests are issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Borrower or its subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability; provided further, however, that any class of Equity Interests of such Person that by its terms authorizes such Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Stock.

 

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Distress Event” means, with respect to any Person (a “Distressed Person”), a voluntary or involuntary case filed with respect to such Distressed Person, under any debt relief law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official being appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Distressed Person being subject to a forced liquidation, or such Distressed Person making a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or being otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that a Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interests in any Person or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Person by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof.

 

Distressed Person” as defined in the definition of “Distress Event”.

 

Documentation Agent” means, collectively, Citizens Bank, National Association, PNC Bank, National Association and BMO Capital Markets Corp., as co-Documentation Agents.

 

Dollars” and the sign “$” mean the lawful money of the United States of America.

 

Domestic Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

Dutch Auction” means an auction of Term Loans conducted pursuant to Section 10.4(o) to allow a Purchasing Borrower Party to prepay Term Loans at a discount to par value and on a non pro rata basis, in each case, in accordance with the applicable Dutch Auction Procedures.

 

Dutch Auction Procedures” means, with respect to a purchase or prepayment of Term Loans by a Purchasing Borrower Party pursuant to Section 10.4(o), Dutch auction procedures as reasonably agreed upon by such Purchasing Borrower Party and the Administrative Agent; provided, that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to serve as auction agent for any Dutch auction procedures without its prior written consent.

 

Eligible Assignee” means any Person other than a natural Person that is (i) a Lender, an affiliate of any Lender or an Approved Fund (any two or more Approved Funds being treated as a single Eligible Assignee for all purposes hereof), or (ii) a commercial bank, insurance company, investment or mutual fund or other entity that is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) and which extends credit or buys loans in the ordinary course of business; provided, no (a) Defaulting Lender, Credit Party or Affiliate of a Credit Party shall be an Eligible Assignee (except assignments pursuant to Section 10.4(o)) and (b) Disqualified Lender shall be an Eligible Assignee (except assignments pursuant to Section 10.4(i)).

 

Employee Benefit Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA) which is or was sponsored, maintained or contributed to by, or required to be contributed by, the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates.

 

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Environmental Claim” means any notice of violation, claim, action, suit, proceeding, demand, abatement order or other order (conditional or otherwise), by any Governmental Authority or any other Person, arising (i) pursuant to or in connection with any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law; (ii) in connection with any Hazardous Materials Activity; or (iii) in connection with any actual or alleged environmental damage, injury or harm.

 

Environmental Laws” means any and all current or future foreign or domestic, federal, provincial or state (or any subdivision of any of them) laws, statutes, ordinances, orders, rules, or regulations relating to (i) environmental matters, including those relating to any Hazardous Materials Activity; (ii) the generation, use, storage, transportation or disposal of Hazardous Materials; or (iii) the protection of human, plant or animal health from exposure to any Hazardous Materials, in any manner applicable to the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries.

 

Equity Interests” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing (in each case, other than debt securities convertible into the foregoing, and royalties).

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

 

ERISA Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, (i) any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person is a member; (ii) any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person is a member; and (iii) any member of an affiliated service group within the meaning of Section 414(m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person, any corporation described in clause (i) above or any trade or business described in clause (ii) above is a member.

 

ERISA Event” means (i) a “reportable event” within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder with respect to any Pension Plan (excluding those for which the provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC has been waived by regulation); (ii) the failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Sections 412 and 430 of the Internal Revenue Code and Sections 302 and 303 of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (whether or not waived in accordance with Section 412(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 302(c) of ERISA) or the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (iii) the provision by the administrator of any Pension Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate such plan in a distress termination described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (iv) the withdrawal by the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from any Pension Plan with two or more contributing sponsors or the termination of any such Pension Plan resulting in liability to the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA; (v) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan, or the occurrence of any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (vi) the imposition of liability on the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4062(e) or 4069 of ERISA or by reason of the application of Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (vii) the withdrawal of the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan if there is any potential liability therefore, or the receipt by the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of notice from any Multiemployer Plan that it is in reorganization or insolvency pursuant to Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA, or that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A or 4042 of ERISA; (viii) receipt from the Internal Revenue Service of written notice of the failure of any Pension Plan (or any other Employee Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code) to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the failure of any trust forming part of any Pension Plan to qualify for exemption from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; (ix) the imposition of a lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA or a violation of Section 436 of the Internal Revenue Code; or (x) any event with respect to any Non-U.S. Plan which is similar to any event described in any of subsections (i) through (ix) hereof.

 

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Eurocurrency Rate Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBOR.

 

Event of Default” means each of the conditions or events set forth in Section 8.1; provided that any requirement for the giving notice, the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition, has been satisfied; provided further that (i) a Financial Covenant Default with respect to the Revolver Financial Performance Covenant shall not be an Event of Default with respect to the Term Loans in the circumstances described in the last sentence of Section 8.1, and (ii) a Financial Covenant Default with respect to the Tranche A Term Loan Financial Covenants shall not be an Event of Default with respect to the Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Loans and any Term Loans (other than the Initial Tranche A Term Loans) in the circumstances described in the last sentence of Section 8.1.

 

Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, an amount (if positive) equal to:

 

(1)           the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis, increased, in each case, without duplication, by:

 

(a)           an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, but excluding (i) any such non-cash charges representing an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period and (ii) amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period;

 

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(b)          decreases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period;

 

(c)           net cash receipts in respect of Hedge Agreements during such period to the extent not otherwise included in such Consolidated Net Income;

 

(d)          the aggregate amount of any non-cash loss recognized as a result of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event (other than any Asset Sale in the ordinary course of business) that resulted in a decrease to Consolidated Net Income (up to the amount of such decrease);

 

reduced by (without duplication):

 

(2)           the sum, in each case, without duplication, of:

 

(a)           an amount equal to the amount of all (i) non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (excluding any non-cash credit to the extent representing the reversal of an accrual or reserve described in clause (1)(a) above) and (ii) cash charges excluded by virtue of clauses (a) through (p) of the definition of Consolidated Net Income;

 

(b)           the amount of any prepaid cash item deducted in part for such period, with the balance amortized over a subsequent period;

 

(c)           the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including (i) the principal component of payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations and (ii) the amount of any voluntary prepayment of Indebtedness (excluding (A) all prepayments in respect of any revolving credit facility (including Revolving Commitments), except to the extent there is an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder (other than the Revolving Commitments) and (B) all other prepayments of the Term Loans)) made during such period, in each case financed with Internally Generated Cash of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(d)           increases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period;

 

(e)           cash payments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of the permanent reduction of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness) to the extent such payments are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income;

 

(f)           [Reserved];

 

(g)           without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (j) below in prior Fiscal Years, (i) the amount of capital expenditures, including but not limited to the purchase of fixed assets, and (ii) the aggregate amount of cash consideration paid by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with Investments made pursuant to Section 6.3(a), (k), (l), (r), (u), (cc) or (ff), during such period, in each case, to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(h)           the amount of Restricted Payments made in cash pursuant to Section 6.5 (other than clauses (i), (j) or (k) of Section 6.5) paid during such period in each case to the extent such Restricted Payments were financed with Internally Generated Cash of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

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(i)            the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are made in connection with any prepayment, early extinguishment or conversion of Indebtedness to the extent such payments are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income;

 

(j)            without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the “Contractual Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period relating to Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments, capital expenditures or permitted acquisitions of Intellectual Property to be consummated or made during the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period; provided that to the extent that the aggregate amount of cash actually utilized to finance such Permitted Acquisitions (or similar Investments) or capital expenditures during such period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters (x) is financed by the issuance or incurrence of long-term Indebtedness by, or the issuance of Equity Interests by, or the making of capital contributions to, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or using the proceeds of any Asset Sale outside the ordinary course of business or other proceeds not included in Consolidated Net Income (the “Financed Amount”) or (y) is less than the Contract Consideration, the Financed Amount and/or the amount of such shortfall shall, in each case but without duplication, be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow, at the end of such period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters;

 

(k)           the amount of cash taxes (including penalties and interest) paid 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;

 

(l)            cash expenditures in respect of Hedge Agreements during such period to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income;

 

(m)          proceeds of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event to the extent otherwise included in the definition of Excess Cash Flow and to the extent the Borrower is in compliance with the applicable mandatory prepayment requirements set forth in Section 2.12;

 

(n)           the aggregate amount of any non-cash gain recognized as a result of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event (other than any Asset Sale in the ordinary course of business) that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income (up to the amount of such increase), and cash indemnity payments received pursuant to indemnification provisions in any acquisition or any other Investment permitted under this Agreement, in each case that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income (up to the amount of such increase);

 

(o)           the aggregate amount of fees, costs and expenses in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or Asset Sale, and any payments of Transaction Costs, to the extent not expensed and not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income; and

 

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(p)           to the extent not already deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income, losses, charges and expenses related to internal software development that are expenses but could have been capitalized under alternative accounting policies in accordance with GAAP.

 

Excess Cash Flow Calculation Date” as defined in Section 2.12(b).

 

Excess Cash Flow Period” means each Fiscal Year of the Borrower, commencing with the Fiscal Year of the Borrower ending on June 30, 2017.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

 

Excluded Accounts” as defined in the definition of “Excluded Property.”

 

Excluded Amounts” as defined in Section 2.12(g).

 

Excluded Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness not incurred in violation of Section 6.1 (other than Refinancing Loans and Refinancing Equivalent Debt).

 

Excluded Property” means (a) (1) all owned real property interests with a fair market value (as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith) equal to or less than $7.5 million; and (2) all leasehold interests (it is understood that there shall be no requirement to obtain landlord waivers, estoppels or collateral access agreements or acknowledgements, bailee waivers and similar letters), (b) motor vehicles, rolling stock and other assets subject to certificates of title (unless otherwise capable of perfection by registration under the UCC), letter of credit rights with an individual face amount not exceeding $5.0 million (except to the extent constituting a support obligation for other Collateral as to which perfection of the security interest in such other Collateral is accomplished solely by the filing of a UCC financing statement) and commercial tort claims below $5.0 million, (c) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, Capital Lease Obligation or similar arrangements permitted hereunder, the property subject thereto, any insurance in respect thereof, any management or operating agreement with respect thereto and deposits made in respect thereof and all rights in relation to any of the foregoing, in each case, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement, purchase money, capital lease or a similar arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than a Credit Party) (d) (1) Equity Interests which constitute Margin Stock, (2Equity Interests in Unrestricted Subsidiaries[reserved] and (3) Equity Interests in any Person other than wholly owned subsidiaries to the extent the granting of a security interest is not permitted by law or the terms of such subsidiary’s organizational, shareholders, acquisition, joint venture or governance documents (including as a result of minority ownership) or would trigger termination pursuant to any “change of control” or similar provision, (e) pledges and security interests (including in respect of interests in partnerships, joint ventures and other non-wholly owned entities) to the extent prohibited by law or prohibited by agreements containing anti assignment clauses not overridden by the UCC or other applicable law, (f) foreign intellectual property, (g) assets to the extent a security interest in such assets would result in material adverse tax consequences to any Credit Party (as reasonably determined by the Borrower), (h) deposit accounts, securities accounts, commodities accounts, futures accounts and other similar accounts of the Credit Parties (A) for the sole purpose of funding (1) payroll, healthcare and other employee wage and benefit accounts, (2) tax accounts (including without limitation, sales tax accounts), (3) escrow, defeasance, discharge and redemption accounts and (4) fiduciary and trust accounts, and, in the case of sub-clauses (1) through (4), the funds or other property held in or maintained in any such account, (B) that are zero-balance accounts, (C) that are accounts in jurisdictions other than in the jurisdiction of organization of the applicable granting Credit Party, the United States or any state thereof, and (D) that are accounts other than those described in the preceding clauses (A) through (C) with respect to which the average daily balance of the funds maintained on deposit therein does not exceed $5.01.0 million in the aggregate (the foregoing accounts described in this clause (h), “Excluded Accounts”), (i) intellectual property specifically requiring a filing in a jurisdiction outside of the United States and “intent-to-use” trademark applications to the extent and during the period in which the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark applications or resulting registrations under applicable federal law, including prior to the filing and acceptance by the United States Patent and Trademark Office of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, (j) assets in circumstances where the Administrative AgentRequisite Lenders and the Borrower reasonably determine in good faith that the cost, burden or consequences of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the practical benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby and (k) the Borrower’s or its subsidiaries’ rights in relation to aircraft and airframes, including rights under any lease, sublease, charter, management, operating, crew, service, repair, maintenance, storage or other agreement relating to the aircraft, rights in the aircraft and any parts, accessions and accessories thereto, rights under insurance policies and security deposits and rights in income derived from and proceeds of any of the foregoing, in the ordinary course; provided that clauses (c), (d), (e) and (f) shall not include (x) items to the extent the prohibition or restriction on the assignment or pledge thereof under the Collateral Documents is ineffective under applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law or (y) proceeds and receivables of the assets referred to in such clause, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition.

 

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Excluded Subsidiary” means any (a) Unrestricted Subsidiary, (b) Immaterial Subsidiary, (c) subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation or by any contractual obligation existing on the Closing Date or on the date any such subsidiary is acquired (so long as, in respect of any such contractual prohibition, such prohibition is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition), from guaranteeing the payment of the Obligations or which would require consent, approval, license or authorization from any Governmental Authority to provide a guarantee or which would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or one of its subsidiaries (including as a result of the operation of Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code or any similar law or regulation in any applicable jurisdiction) as reasonably determined by the Borrower), (d) (subject to the Borrower’s option to designate any such subsidiary as not “Excluded”) subsidiary that is not wholly owned directly by the Borrower or one or more of its wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries, (e) Foreign Subsidiary, (f) FSHCO, (g) not-for-profit subsidiary, captive insurance subsidiary or other special purpose entity, or (h) notwithstanding the foregoing, additional subsidiaries may be excluded from the guarantee requirements in circumstances where the Administrative Agent and the Borrower determine in good faith that the cost or burden of providing such a guarantee is excessive in relation to the value afforded to the Lenders thereby. provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any subsidiary that provides a guaranty of payment of or is a borrower or obligor in respect of the ABL Facility shall not be an Excluded Subsidiary.

 

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a 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), after giving effect to any applicable guarantee or keepwell, support or other agreement, by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guaranty of such Guarantor or the grant of such 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 which such guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal.

 

Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of a Credit Party hereunder, the following Taxes:

 

(a)           any Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income (however denominated), net profits, net gains or franchise Taxes that (x) are imposed by the country in which the applicable recipient is legally organized or any political subdivision thereof, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, in each case including any political subdivision thereof or (y) that are Other Connection Taxes,

 

(b)           any branch profits Taxes or any similar Tax (i) imposed by the United States of America, (ii) imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a) above or (iii) that is an Other Connection Tax,

 

(c)           any withholding Tax that is attributable to the Administrative Agent’s or a Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(c),

 

(d)           any withholding Tax imposed by the United States on amounts payable by a Credit Party (or the Administrative Agent) in the case of a Lender, to the applicable lending office of such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.18(b)) or designates a new lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changes its lending office and, in the case of the Administrative Agent, to the Administrative Agent at the time it becomes a party to this agreement, except in the case of a successor Administrative Agent to the extent amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable to the preceding Administrative Agent,

 

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(e)           [Reserved],

 

(f)            [Reserved], and

 

(g)           any U.S. withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

Executive Order” as defined in Section 4.22(a).

 

Existing Revolving Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2013, among the Borrower, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent.

 

Existing Revolver Tranche” as defined in Section 2.22(b).

 

Existing Term Loan Tranche” as defined in Section 2.22(a).

 

Extended Revolving Commitment” as defined in Section 2.22(b).

 

Extended Term Loans” as defined in Section 2.22(a).

 

Extending Lender” means Extending Term Lender or Extending Revolving Lender, as the context may require.

 

Extending Revolving Lender” as defined in Section 2.22(c).

 

Extending Term Lender” as defined in Section 2.22(c).

 

Extension” means the establishment of an Extension Series by amending a Loan and/or Commitment pursuant to Section 2.22 and the applicable Extension Amendment.

 

Extension Amendment” as defined in Section 2.22(d).

 

Extension Election” as defined in Section 2.22(c).

 

Extension Minimum Condition” means a condition to consummating any Extension that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Extension Request, in the Borrower’s sole discretion) of any or all applicable Class or Classes be submitted for Extension.

 

Extension Request” means any Term Loan Extension Request or a Revolver Extension Request, as the case may be.

 

Extension Series” means any Term Loan Extension Series or a Revolver Extension Series, as the case may be.

 

Facility” as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Fair Share” as defined in Section 7.2.

 

Fair Share Contribution Amount” as defined in Section 7.2.

 

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FATCA” means (a) Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue 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) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, (b) any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (c) any intergovernmental agreement between the U.S. and any other jurisdiction which facilitates the implementation of any law or regulation referred to in clause (a) above and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or official administrative practices adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement.

 

FCPA” as defined in Section 4.23.

 

Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided, (i) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (ii) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate charged to Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

 

Fee Letter” means the Amended and Restated Fee Letter, dated September 24, 2015, among the Borrower, the Arrangers, certain Documentation Agents and the Administrative Agent, as amended and supplemented prior to the date hereof.

 

Filing Collateral” means any Lien in respect of assets in which such Lien may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the UCC.

 

Financed Amount” as defined in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow”.

 

Financial Covenant Default” as defined in Section 8.1.

 

Financial Officer” means, of any Person, the Chief Financial Officer, principal accounting officer, vice-president of finance, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer or Controller of such Person (and, in the case of the Borrower, shall also mean each Person performing similar duties as the foregoing (including any director, manager or member of the Borrower)).

 

Financial Performance Covenants” means the covenants set forth in Section 6.10 and6.10, Section 6.11 and Section 6.12.

 

First Amendment Effective Date” means the date on which Amendment No. 1 became effective in accordance with its terms, which date is, June 17, 2016.

 

First Amendment Incremental Terms Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 1.

 

First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt secured by a Lien on the assets of any Credit Party (other than

 

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(x) Liens that are junior or subordinated to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations and (y) Liens on Collateral consisting of property or assets held in defeasance or deposited in trust for redemption, repayment, retirement, satisfaction, discharge or defeasance or similar arrangement for the benefit of indebtedness secured thereby) as of such date minus the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (except the proceeds of Indebtedness that is incurred for which the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is to be calculated and the proceeds of other Indebtedness incurred substantially contemporaneously therewith) to (ii) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing four Fiscal Quarter period ending on the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower.

 

Fiscal Quarter” means any of the quarterly accounting periods of the Borrower ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.

 

Fiscal Year” means the twelve-month accounting period of the Borrower ending on June 30 of each year.

 

Flood Hazard Property” means any real estate asset located in the United States of America subject to a mortgage and located in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood or mud slide hazards.

 

Foreign Subsidiary” means (a) any subsidiary of the Borrower which is (i) not organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) a FSHCO or (b) any subsidiary of a Person described in clause (a).

 

Fourth Amendment Effective Date” means December 7, 2020.

 

Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to an L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding L/C Obligations (other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof) and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of Swing Line Loans (other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof).

 

FSHCO” means any Restricted Subsidiary (i) that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) that has no material assets other than Equity Interests of Foreign Subsidiaries.

 

Funding Guarantors” as defined in Section 7.2.

 

Funding Notice” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.

 

GAAP” means, subject to the provisions of Section 1.2, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, as in effect from time to time.

 

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Governmental Authority” means any applicable foreign or domestic, federal, state, provincial, territorial, municipal, supranational, national or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof (which shall include, without limitation, the European Central Bank and the Council of Ministers of the European Union) or any entity, officer or examiner exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, taxing or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case whether associated with a state of the United States, the United States, or a foreign entity or government.

 

Guaranteed Obligations” as defined in Section 7.1.

 

Guarantor” means (a) each Restricted Subsidiary listed on Schedule 1.1(a) (such Restricted Subsidiaries not to include any Excluded Subsidiary) and each other Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower thereafter that becomes, or is required to become, a Guarantor after the Closing Date in accordance with the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, in each case, unless and until such time as the respective Guarantor is released from all of its obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof and (b) with respect to Obligations owing by any other Credit Party under any Hedge Agreement or with respect to Swap Obligations, the Borrower.

 

Guaranty” as defined in Section 7.1.

 

Hazardous Materials” means any chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited, governed or regulated by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any Environmental Law.

 

Hazardous Materials Activity” means any use, manufacture, possession, storage, holding, Release, threatened Release, discharge, placement, generation, transportation, processing, construction, treatment, abatement, removal, remediation, disposal, disposition or handling of any Hazardous Materials, and any corrective action or response action with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Hedge Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, spot, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, foreign exchange, 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, not entered into for speculative purposes. For the avoidance of doubt, Hedge Agreements shall not be deemed speculative or entered into for speculative purposes if any Hedge Agreement is intended in good faith, at inception of execution, (A) to hedge or manage the interest rate exposure associated with any debt securities or debt facilities of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, (B) for foreign exchange or currency exchange management or (C) to hedge any exposure that the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries may have to counterparties under other Hedge Agreements such that the combination of such Hedge Agreements is not speculative taken as a whole.

 

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Honor Date” as defined in Section 2.3(d)(i).

 

Immaterial Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower (a) identified on Schedule 1.1(b) or (b) designated by the Borrower as an Immaterial Subsidiary hereunder after the Closing Date by written notice to the Administrative Agent; provided, that (x) as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower most recently ended, (i) such subsidiary didall such Immaterial Subsidiaries taken as a whole shall not have assets with aan aggregate value in excess of 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 2.5% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of such date and (ii) when taken together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries as of such date, such Immaterial Subsidiaries did not have assets with a value in excess of 7.5% of the Consolidated Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 7.52.5% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of such date, and (y) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, certifying to such officer’s knowledge, compliance with the requirements of clause (x) above. Any Immaterial Subsidiary may be designated to be a Material Subsidiary for the purposes of this Agreement by written notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent. Any determination of whether a subsidiary shall cease to qualify as an Immaterial Subsidiary shall be made on the date that financial statements are delivered pursuant to Section 5.4(a). To the extent a subsidiary ceases to be an Immaterial Subsidiary in connection with such determination, the Borrower shall have 90 days from the date of delivery of such financial statements to cause such subsidiary to comply with any applicable requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement with extensions of such 90-day period as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower and consented to by the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that the Administrative Agent may request the consent of the Requisite Lenders prior to granting such requested extension).

 

Increased Amount” of any Indebtedness means any increase in the amount of such Indebtedness in connection with any accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms or in the form of common stock of the Borrower and the accretion of original issue discount or liquidation preference.

 

Incremental Amendment” as defined in Section 2.20(f).

 

Incremental Amount” means, at any date of determination,

 

(x)       the maximum aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness (not less than $0) that can be incurred, at such time, such that after giving Pro Forma Effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio of the Borrower is less than or equal to 2.50:1.00 (it being understood that (A) Pro Forma Effect shall be given to the entire committed amount of any such Indebtedness (assuming that the entire committed amount thereof is fully drawn on the effective date thereof) and 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 (B) for purposes of calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio solely for purposes of this definition, (i) any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (x), (y) or (z) of this definition, (ii) any outstanding Refinancing Loans, Refinancing Equivalent Debt, Permitted Debt Exchange Notes and Rollover Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness and (iii) in each case any Refinancing Indebtedness thereof incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(b) shall, in each case, be treated as if such amount is Consolidated Total Debt of the type included in clause (i) of the definition of “First Lien Net Leverage Ratio”, regardless of whether such amount is actually secured on such a basis), plus

 

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(y)           (1) $200,000,000 minus (2) the aggregate amount of any and all Incremental Commitments, Incremental Equivalent Debt and other Indebtedness incurred or issued pursuant to Sections 2.20 at or prior to such time in reliance on this clause (y), plus

 

(z)           an amount equal to all voluntary prepayments, repayments or redemptions of Loans (and in the case of Revolving Loans accompanied by a corresponding permanent commitment reduction) made pursuant to Section 2.11(a) and any Refinancing Indebtedness thereof secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (whether Refinancing Loans, Refinancing Equivalent Debt, Permitted Debt Exchange Notes and Rollover Indebtedness or otherwise), other than such voluntary prepayments, repayments or redemptions financed with the proceeds of other Indebtedness;

 

provided that, it is understood that (1) at the Borrower’s option, Incremental Commitments and Incremental Equivalent Debt may be incurred under any of clauses (x), (y) and (z) above as selected by the Borrower in its sole discretion and (2) Incremental Commitments and Incremental Equivalent Debt may be incurred under (i) clause (x) above and (ii) clause(s) (y) and/or (z) above in a single transaction by first calculating the incurrence under clause (x) (without giving effect to any Incremental Commitments or Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred under clause(s) (y) and/or (z)) and then calculating the incurrence under clause(s) (y) and/or (z).

 

Incremental Commitments” as defined in Section 2.20(a).

 

Incremental Equivalent Debt” means Indebtedness issued in accordance with Section 2.20(h) consisting of one or more series of pari passu notes, junior lien notes, subordinated notes or unsecured notes or unsecured loans, in each case, issued in a public offering, Rule 144A or other private placement transaction, a bridge facility in lieu of the foregoing, or junior lien or subordinated loans, secured or unsecured mezzanine Indebtedness or debt securities, in each case subject to the terms set forth in Section 2.20(i).

 

Incremental Lenders” as defined in Section 2.20(c).

 

Incremental Loan” as defined in Section 2.20(b).

 

Incremental Loan Request” as defined in Section 2.20(a).

 

Incremental Revolving Commitments” as defined in Section 2.20(a).

 

Incremental Revolving Lender” as defined in Section 2.20(c).

 

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Incremental Revolving Loan” as defined in Section 2.20(b).

 

Incremental Term Commitments” as defined in Section 2.20(a).

 

Incremental Term Lender” as defined in Section 2.20(c).

 

Incremental Term Loan” as defined in Section 2.20(b).

 

Incremental Tranche Closing Date” as defined in Section 2.20(d).

 

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, (e) all guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness described in the other clauses of this definition of others, (f) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (g) all net 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, (h) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit (other than letters of credit issued in respect of trade payables), (i) the principal component of all obligations of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances (other than bankers’ acceptances issued in respect of trade payables) and (j) the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock (excluding accrued dividends that have not increased the liquidation preference of such Disqualified Stock); provided that Indebtedness shall not include (i) current trade liabilities and current intercompany liabilities (other than any refinancings, extensions, renewals or replacements thereof) incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business and not overdue for more than 60 days, (iii) 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, (iv) earn-out obligations until such obligations become a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, (v) obligations in respect of letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances issued in respect of trade payables or (vi) interest, fees, premium, and expenses and additional payments, if any. 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.

 

Indemnified Costs” as defined in Section 9.5.

 

Indemnified Taxes” means (a) all Taxes (other than Excluded Taxes) imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Credit Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.

 

Indemnitee” as defined in Section 10.5(b).

 

Information” as defined in Section 4.14(a).

 

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Initial Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make Initial Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.20, (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Appendix A-3 under the caption “Initial Revolving Credit Commitment” or in the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The aggregate Initial Revolving Credit Commitment of all Revolving Credit Lenders shall be $125,000,000 on the Closing Date, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Initial Revolving Loan” means a Loan made by a Lender to a Borrower in respect of an Initial Revolving Commitment pursuant to Section 2.2 or Section 2.20.

 

Initial Term Loans” means the Initial Tranche A Term Loans and the Initial Tranche B Term Loans.

 

Initial Tranche A Term Lender” means, at any time, a Lender that has an Initial Tranche A Term Commitment or holds an Initial Tranche A Term Loan, in each case, at such time.

 

Initial Tranche A Term Loan” as defined in Section 2.1(a)(i).

 

Initial Tranche A Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make Initial Tranche A Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Lender’s name on Appendix A-1 under the caption “Initial Tranche A Term Commitment”, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The initial aggregate amount of the Initial Tranche A Term Commitments is $275.0 million.

 

Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the Initial Tranche A Term Loans of such Lender; provided, at any time prior to the making of the Initial Tranche A Term Loans, the Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such Lender’s Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitment.

 

Initial Tranche A Term Loan Note” means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-1, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Initial Tranche B Term Lender” means, at any time, a Lender that has an Initial Tranche B Term Commitment or holds an Initial Tranche B Term Loan, in each case, at such time.

 

Initial Tranche B Term Loan” means (a) prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, each Tranche B Term Loan made to the Borrower on the Closing Date and (b) from and after the First Amendment Effective Date, collectively, (i) the Tranche B Term Loans referred to in the foregoing clause (a) and (ii) the First Amendment Incremental Term Loans.

 

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Initial Tranche B Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make Initial Tranche B Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(ii) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Lender’s name on Appendix A-2 under the caption “Initial Tranche B Term Commitment”, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The initial aggregate amount of the Initial Tranche B Term Commitments is $635.0 million.

 

Initial Tranche B Term Loan Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the Initial Tranche B Term Loans of such Lender; provided, at any time prior to the making of the Initial Tranche B Term Loans, the Initial Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such Lender’s Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment.

 

Initial Tranche B Term Loan Note” means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-2, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Intellectual Property” as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement.

 

Intercreditor Agreement” means (i) the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) an intercreditor agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit M, entered into by the Agents pursuant to Section 9.119.11 hereof, as amended, restated, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Interest Payment Date” means with respect to (i) any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December of each year (commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date) and the final maturity date of such Loan and (ii) any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan; provided, in the case of each Interest Period of longer than three months, “Interest Payment Date” shall also include each date that is three months, or an integral multiple thereof, after the commencement of such Interest Period.

 

Interest Period” means, in connection with a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, an interest period of one, two, three or six months or, if agreed to by all relevant Lenders, twelve months, as selected by the Borrower in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, (i) initially, commencing on the Credit Date or Conversion/Continuation Date thereof, as the case may be; and (ii) thereafter, commencing on the day on which the immediately preceding Interest Period expires; provided that, (a) if an Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day unless no further Business Day occurs in such month, in which case such Interest Period shall expire on the immediately preceding Business Day; (b) 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, subject to clauses (c) and (d) of this definition, end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; (c) no Interest Period with respect to any portion of any Class of Term Loans shall extend beyond such Class’s Maturity Date; and (d) no Interest Period with respect to any portion of the Revolving Loans shall extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

 

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Interest Rate Determination Date” means, with respect to any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the date that is two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.

 

Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to the date hereof and from time to time hereafter, and any successor statute.

 

Internally Generated Cash” means, with respect to any period, any cash of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries generated during such period, excluding Net Cash Proceeds and any cash that is generated from an incurrence of Indebtedness, an issuance of Equity Interests or a capital contribution.

 

Intra-Group Subordination Agreement” means the Intra-Group Subordination Agreement among MSSF, asthe Administrative Agent (as defined therein), each other agent party thereto, the Borrower and each subsidiary of the Borrower listed on the signature pages thereto or that becomes a party thereto pursuant to Section 3.12 thereof substantially in the form of Exhibit L, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Investment” means, as to any Person, (a) any purchase or other acquisition by such Person of, or of a beneficial interest in, any of the Equity Interests of any other Person (other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), (b) the acquisition by purchase or otherwise (other than purchases or other acquisitions of inventory, goods, materials, supplies and/or equipment in the ordinary course of business) of all or a substantial portion of the business, property or fixed assets of any Person or any division or line of business or other business unit of any Person (in each case, other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the purchaser is a Credit Party following consummation thereof) and (c) any loan, advance (other than (i) advances to current or former employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary for moving, entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures in the ordinary course of business, (ii) advances made on an intercompany basis in the ordinary course of business for the purchase of inventory, (iii) accounts receivable and other extensions of trade credit in accordance with customary practices and (iv) prepaid expenses and workers’ compensation, utility, lease (including leases and other agreements related to aircraft) and similar deposits in the ordinary course of business) or capital contribution by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any other Person (other than the Borrower or any Credit Party). Subject to Section 6.3, the amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost of all additions thereto, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment, but giving effect to any repayments of principal in the case of Investments in the form of loans and any return of capital or return on Investment in the case of equity Investments (whether as a distribution, dividend, redemption or sale but not in excess of the amount of the initial Investment).

 

ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

 

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Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by any L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any subsidiary of the Borrower) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.

 

Joinder Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D, with such changes as may be required by or reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the AgentAgents.

 

judgment currency” as defined in Section 10.19.

 

Junior Financing” as defined in Section 6.8(a).

 

LCA Election” as defined in Section 1.10(b).

 

LCA Test Date” as defined in Section 1.10(b).

 

L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share.

 

L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date required under Section 2.3(d)(i) or refinanced as a Revolving Loan.

 

L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof.

 

L/C Exposure” means at any time the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time and (b) the aggregate principal amount of all L/C Advances that have not yet been reimbursed at such time. The L/C Exposure of any Lender at any time means its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate L/C Exposure at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the International Standard Practices, International Chamber of Commerce No. 590, or by the reason of article 36 of UCP 600 being excluded as a governance, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided that, with respect to any Letter of Credit that by its terms or the terms of any document related 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.

 

L/C Issuer” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, MSSF, RBC Capital Markets, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Citizens Bank, National Association and PNC Bank, National Association, together with their respective Affiliates, successors and permitted assigns in such capacity and any Revolving Lender (including any Person who is a Revolving Lender as of the date such Person becomes an L/C Issuer but subsequently, after agreeing to become an L/C Issuer, ceases to be a Revolving Lender and is subject to Section 2.3(m)) which, at the request of the Borrower, and with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld), agrees in such Revolving Lender’s sole discretion to become an L/C Issuer for the purposes of issuing such Letter of Credit, together with its Affiliates, permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.

 

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L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.4. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

 

L/C Overnight Rate” means for any day, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the applicable L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

 

Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity or expiration date of any Incremental Revolving Commitments, Incremental Term Commitments, Incremental Revolving Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Revolving Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Revolving Commitments or Extended Term Loans, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.

 

Lender” means each lender party to this Agreement from time to time and, as the context requires, includes each L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender; provided, however, that the term “Lender” shall not include any L/C Issuer for purposes of Section 2.18.

 

Lender Counterparty” means (a) each Lender, each Agent and each of their respective Affiliates counterparty to a Cash Management Agreement or a Hedge Agreement (including any Person who was an Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate thereof as of the date on which such Person became a counterparty to a Cash Management Agreement or a Hedge Agreement but subsequently ceases to be an Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate thereof, as the case may be) and (b) with respect to any Hedge Agreement entered prior to the Closing Date, any Person who is an Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate thereof as of the Closing Date or in connection with the initial syndication of the Loans; provided, at the time of entering into a Cash Management Agreement or a Hedge Agreement, no Lender Counterparty shall be a Defaulting Lender.

 

Lender Default” means (a) the refusal (which may be given orally or in writing and has not been retracted) or failure of any Lender to make available its portion of any Loans, which refusal or failure is not cured within one (1) Business Day after the date of such refusal or failure; (b) the failure of any Lender to pay over to the Administrativeany Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one (1) Business Day of the date when due; (c) a Lender having notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or having made a public statement to that effect with respect to any of its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit; (d) a Lender has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm that it will comply with any of its funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (d) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower); or (e) a Lender becomes subject to a Distress Event or has admitted in writing that it is insolvent.

 

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Lender Party” means any of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Arranger or any Lender.

 

Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued hereunder. A Letter of Credit shall be a standby letter of credit and shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, in each case, unless otherwise agreed to by the applicable L/C Issuer.

 

Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by any L/C Issuer.

 

Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

 

Letter of Credit Fee” as defined in Section 2.3(i).

 

Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of $15.0 million and the aggregate unused amount of the Revolving Commitments in effect. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Commitments.

 

Lien” means with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, hypothecation, pledge, encumbrance, charge, assignment by way of security or security interest in or on such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities (other than securities representing an interest in a joint venture that is not a subsidiary), any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities; provided that in no event shall an operating lease (including aircraft leases) or an agreement to sell be deemed to constitute a Lien.

 

Limited Condition Acquisition” means any acquisition by one or more of 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 financing.

 

Limited Conditionality Provisions” as defined in Section 3.1.

 

Liquidity” means (i) at any time prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) Availability plus (b) Unrestricted Cash and (ii) commencing with the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) all cash of the Borrower held in the Liquidity Account plus (b) Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents.

 

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Liquidity Account” means the deposit account number [XXXXXXXXXX] maintained with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or an affiliate thereof; provided that such deposit account is subject to no Liens other than the Administrative Agent’s first priority security interest and, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, Liens permitted under Section 6.2(nn).

 

Loan” means an Initial Tranche A Term Loan, an Initial Tranche B Term Loan, a Revolving Loan, Swing Line Loan, an Incremental Loan, a Refinancing Loan or an Extended Term Loan, as the context may require.

 

Margin Stock” as defined in Regulation U.

 

Market Disruption Event” as defined in Section 2.15(a).

 

Material Adverse Effect” means:

 

(a)           on the Closing Date, a “Material Adverse Effect” as defined in the Acquisition Agreement; and

 

(b)           after the Closing Date, a material adverse effect on (i) the assets, business, financial condition or results of operations, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under any Credit Document or (iii) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any Secured Party under any Credit Document, taken as a whole.

 

Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than (x) Indebtedness hereunder and (y) Indebtedness owed by the Borrower to any Credit Party or by any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Credit Party) of the Borrower or any subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $35.0 million.

 

Material Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower that is not an Immaterial Subsidiary.

 

Maturity Date” means (i) with respect to the Initial Tranche A Term Loans, the earlier of (a) the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, and (b) the date on which all Initial Tranche A Term Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, whether by acceleration or otherwise, (ii) with respect to the Initial Tranche B Term Loans, the earlier of (a) the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date, and (b) the date on which all Initial Tranche B Term Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, whether by acceleration or otherwise, (iii) with respect to the Revolving Loans, the earlier of (a) the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date and (b) the date on which all Revolving Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, whether by acceleration or otherwise, (iv) with respect to any tranche of Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Extension Request accepted by the respective Lender or Lenders, (v) with respect to any Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment and (vi) with respect to any Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment; provided that, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the applicable Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately preceding such day.

 

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Maximum Rate” as defined in Section 10.9.

 

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

 

Mortgage” means a deed of trust, trust deed, hypothecation or mortgage, as applicable, made by the Credit Parties in favor or for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties substantially in the form of Exhibit K.

 

Mortgage Policies” as defined in Section 5.11(b).

 

MSSF” as defined in the preamble hereto.

 

Multiemployer Plan” means any Employee Benefit Plan which is a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.

 

Narrative Report” means, with respect to the financial statements for which such narrative report is required, a customary “managements’ discussion and analysis” report describing the operations of the Borrower and its subsidiaries for the applicable Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such period to which such financial statements relate. For the avoidance of doubt, such Narrative Report need not comply with the requirements of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act applicable to a Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Result of Operations.

 

Net Cash Proceeds” means:

 

(a)          100% of the cash proceeds actually received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any cash payments 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 actually received) in respect of any Asset Sale (except as provided below) or Casualty Event, net of (i) documented and invoiced attorneys’ fees, auditors’ fees, securities laws filing fees, printers’ fees, accountants’ fees, consultant fees, investment banking, placement agent and advisory fees actually incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the applicable event, (ii) documented search and recording charges actually incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the applicable event, (iii) required debt payments and required payments of other obligations in respect of Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien on any asset that is the subject of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event (other than any Lien created pursuant to a Collateral Document or a Lien which is pari passu with the Liens created pursuant to any Collateral Document (in which case the pro rata portion (determined based on the then outstanding principal amount of all pari passu Indebtedness that would otherwise be required to be prepaid with such Net Cash Proceeds) of such Net Cash Proceeds applied in respect of any such payments secured by the Liens pursuant to any Collateral Document shall not constitute Net Cash Proceeds for purposes hereof) or junior to the Liens created pursuant to the Collateral Documents), (iv) other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith, (v) Taxes, including sales, goods and services, harmonized sales, transfer, deed or mortgage recording Taxes, paid or estimated to be payable as a result thereof, and any other payment required by applicable law as a result of such Asset Sale, (vi) any reserve established in accordance with GAAP (provided that such reserved amounts shall be Net Cash Proceeds to the extent and at the time of any reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount)), and (vii) any payment amount required to be paid by law, rule or regulation upon receipt to a third party related to the transaction (including to labor unions and environmental trusts) in each case, as determined in good faith by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower; provided that, with respect to any Asset Sale or Casualty Event, (x) no proceeds realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds unless such proceeds shall exceed $10.0 million and (y) no proceeds shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds in any Fiscal Year until the aggregate amount of all such proceeds in such Fiscal Year shall exceed $20.0 million (the proceeds described in this proviso, the “Below Threshold Asset Sale Proceeds”).

 

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(b)          100% of the cash proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of (x) any Indebtedness not permitted to be incurred under this Agreement and (y) Refinancing Loans and Refinancing Equivalent Debt, net of all Taxes and documented and invoiced attorneys’ fees, auditors’ fees, securities laws filing fees, printers’ fees, accountants’ fees, consultant fees, investment banking fees, placement agent fees, advisory fees, underwriting discounts, commissions, costs and other expenses, in each case, incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such incurrence, issuance or sale.

 

New York Courts” as defined in Section 10.15(a).

 

Non-Consenting Lender” as defined in Section 2.18(c).

 

Non-Credit Party Limitation” as defined in the definition of “Permitted Acquisition”.

 

Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

 

Non-Extension Notice Date” as defined in Section 2.3(b)(iii).

 

Non-Public Information” means material non-public information (within the meaning of United States Federal or state securities Laws) with respect to the Borrower or its subsidiaries or securities.

 

Non-Reinstatement Deadline” as defined in Section 2.3(b)(iv).

 

Non-U.S. Plan” means any Employee Benefit Plan maintained by the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries for employees outside the United States.

 

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Note” means an Initial Tranche A Term Loan Note, an Initial Tranche B Term Loan Note or a Revolving Loan Note.

 

Obligations” means all obligations of every nature of each Credit Party, including obligations from time to time owed to Agents (including former Agents), Lenders or any of them and Lender Counterparties, under any Credit Document, Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement, whether for principal, interest (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such Credit Party, would have accrued on any Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Credit Party for such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, payments for early termination of Secured Hedge Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, excluding, in each case Excluded Swap Obligations.

 

Obligations of the Borrower” means all obligations of every nature of the Borrower, including obligations from time to time owed to Agents (including former Agents), Lenders or any of them and Lender Counterparties, under any Credit Document, Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement, whether for principal, interest (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to the Borrower, would have accrued on any Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against the Borrower for such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, payments for early termination of Secured Hedge Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise.

 

Obligee Guarantor” as defined in Section 7.7.

 

OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

 

OFAC Lists” means, collectively, the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked persons maintained by OFAC, as amended from time to time, or any similar lists issued by OFAC.

 

Organizational Documents” means (i) with respect to any corporation or company, its certificate, memorandum or articles of incorporation, amalgamation or continuance, organization or association, as amended, and its by-laws, as amended, (ii) with respect to any limited partnership, its certificate or declaration of limited partnership, as amended, and its partnership agreement, as amended, (iii) with respect to any general partnership, its partnership agreement, as amended, (iv) with respect to any limited liability company, its articles of organization, as amended, and its operating agreement, as amended, and (v) with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, the equivalent thereof in its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization. In the event any term or condition of this Agreement or any other Credit Document requires any Organizational Document to be certified by a secretary of state or similar governmental official including an official of a non-United States government, the reference to any such “Organizational Document” shall only be to a document of a type customarily certified by such governmental official in such official’s relevant jurisdiction.

 

Other Applicable Indebtedness” as defined in Section 2.12(a)(ii).

 

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Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent and any Lender, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Administrative Agent or Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising solely from the Administrative Agent and such Lender 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 this Agreement, or sold or assigned an interest in this Agreement).

 

Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, recording, filing or similar Taxes arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, registration or enforcement of, or from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and any interest, fines, penalties and additions related thereto.

 

Outstanding Amount” means (i) with respect to Loans on any date, the amount of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Loans occurring on such date; and (ii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of the aggregate outstanding amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.

 

Parent Holding Company” means any Person of which the Borrower becomes a subsidiary and which was organized at the direction of the Borrower or an existing Parent Holding Company and not in contemplation of an acquisition of the Borrower or a Parent Holding Company; provided that any such Person that is a direct parent of the Borrower shall be in compliance with the requirements of Section 5.11(g).

 

Participant” as defined in Section 10.4(d)10.4(d)(i).

 

Participant Register” as defined in Section 10.4(d)10.4(d)(i).

 

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto.

 

Pension Plan” means any Employee Benefit Plan, other than a Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302 of ERISA.

 

Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition, directly or indirectly (including in one transaction or a series of related transactions), of all or substantially all the assets of, or all the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares issued to foreign nationals) in, or merger or consolidation or amalgamation with, a Person or division or line of business of a Person or franchisee rights, assets or operations (or any subsequent investment made in a Person, division, line of business or franchisee rights, assets or operations previously acquired in a Permitted Acquisition), if immediately after giving effect thereto: (a) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (b) to the extent subject to testing, before and after giving effect to such acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis, the Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Performance Covenants, (c) [Reserved], (d) any Credit Party making such acquisition and any Person acquired in such acquisition comply with the requirements of Section 5.11 or make arrangements to comply with such Section 5.11 after the effectiveness of such Permitted Acquisition within the time periods set forth in Section 5.11 and (ethe aggregate consideration funded by a Credit Party for any and all such acquisitions of any Person that is not and will notacquired in such acquisition shall become a Credit Party concurrently with or reasonably promptly following such acquisition shall not, when aggregated with Investments made pursuant to Section 6.3(l) and Indebtedness incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties owing to a Credit Party pursuant to Section 6.1(g)(ii), exceed the greater of (i) $100.0 million and (ii) 8.50% of Consolidated Total Assets (the “Non-Credit Party Limitation”); provided that if greater than 80% of the assets or Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA being acquired in any Permitted Acquisition is generated by entities that will become Credit Parties concurrently with or reasonably promptly following such Permitted Acquisition, assets being acquired by Credit Parties or any combination of the foregoing, such Investment shall not reduce the Non-Credit Party Limitation.in accordance with the preceding clause (d).

 

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Permitted Debt Exchange” as defined in Section 2.24(a).

 

Permitted Debt Exchange Notes” as defined in Section 2.24(a)

 

Permitted Debt Exchange Offer” as defined in Section 2.24(a).

 

Permitted Junior Secured Refinancing Debt” as defined in Section 2.21(h)(i).

 

Permitted Liens” means each of the Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.2.

 

Permitted Pari Passu Secured Refinancing Debt” as defined in Section 2.21(h)(i).

 

Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” as defined in Section 2.21(h)(i).

 

Person” means and includes natural persons, corporations, limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability companies, unlimited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, joint stock companies, joint ventures, associations, companies, trusts, banks, trust companies, land trusts, business trusts or other organizations, whether or not legal entities, and Governmental Authorities.

 

Platform” as defined in Section 10.17.

 

Pledge and Security Agreement” means the Pledge and Security Agreement to be executed by the Borrower and each Guarantor substantially in the form of Exhibit I, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Prepayment Minimum” means, with respect to a payment of Loans or a reduction in Commitments, as the case may be, and with respect to Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments, $500,000.

 

Prepayment Multiple” means, with respect to a payment of Loans or a reduction in Commitments, as the case may be, with respect to Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments $250,000.

 

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Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant” means, at any time, any financial maintenance covenant that (a) is not included in the Credit Documents at such time or (b) is only applied to the Revolving Loans at such time.

 

Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum published by the Wall Street Journal from time to time as the “prime rate”.

 

Principal Office” means, for each of the Administrative Agent and L/C Issuers, such Person’s “Principal Office” as set forth on Schedule 10.1, or such other office or office of a third party or sub-agent, as appropriate, as such Person may from time to time designate in writing to Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender.

 

Possessory Collateral” means any Lien in respect of capital stock in which such lien may be perfected by the delivery of a definitive stock certificate.

 

Pro Forma” or “Pro Forma Basis” means, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement, including the determination of any financial ratio or test or the amount of revenue or Consolidated Total Assets or Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, that any Specified Transaction occurring since the first day of the relevant period to and including the relevant date such determination is made (including after the relevant quarter or period end, if applicable) shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the relevant period, including pro forma adjustments arising out of events attributable to such Specified Transaction (including giving effect to those specified in accordance with the definitions of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated Net Income); provided that, any event, occurrence or transaction that would otherwise be deemed a Specified Transaction, but for failure to meet the monetary threshold in the definition thereof, shall also be given effect on a “Pro Forma Basis”. Upon giving effect to a transaction on a “Pro Forma Basis,” (i) any Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Specified Transaction (or any other transaction which occurred during the relevant period) shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the relevant period, (ii) if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, then the rate of interest for such Indebtedness for the applicable period for purposes of the calculations contemplated by this definition shall be determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of such calculations, (iii) income statement items (whether positive or negative) and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA attributable to all property acquired in such Specified Transaction or to the Investment constituting such Specified Transaction, as applicable, shall be included as if such Specified Transaction has occurred as of the first day of the relevant period, (iv) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to all property disposed of in any Specified Transaction (including any income statement items attributable to disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations), shall be excluded as if such Specified Transaction has occurred as of the first day of the relevant period, (v) such other pro forma adjustments which would be permitted or required by United States Federal or state securities Laws, as amended shall be taken into account, (vi) any adjustments permitted pursuant to any applicable financial definition or test shall be taken into account and (vii) such other adjustments made by the Borrower with the consent of the Administrative AgentRequisite Lenders (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) shall be taken into account. Interest on a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, bankers’ acceptances market rate, or other rate, shall be determined to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may designate. Any such adjustments included in calculations made on a Pro Forma Basis shall continue to apply to subsequent calculations of any applicable financial ratios or tests, including during any subsequent test period in which the effects thereof are expected to be realized.

 

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Pro Rata Share” means (i) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Initial Tranche A Term Loan of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders, (ii) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Initial Tranche B Term Loan of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Initial Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate Initial Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders (iii) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Revolving Commitment or Revolving Loans of any Lender or any Letters of Credit issued or participations purchased therein by any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Revolving Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders and (iv) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to any other Class of Loan of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) an amount equal to the sum of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans of such Class held by such Lender by (b) an amount equal to the sum of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans of such Class held by all Lenders. For all other purposes with respect to each Lender, “Pro Rata Share” means the percentage obtained by dividing (A) an amount equal to the sum of the Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure, the Initial Tranche B Term Loan Exposure and the Revolving Exposure of that Lender, by (B) an amount equal to the sum of the aggregate Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure, the aggregate Initial Tranche B Term Loan Exposure and the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders.

 

Prohibited Person” means any Person subject to international economic sanctions adopted, administered or enforced by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Canada (including any Persons subject to country-specific or activity-specific sanctions administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development), the United Kingdom, OFAC (including any persons subject to country-specific or activity-specific sanctions administered by OFAC and any persons named on any OFAC List), the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, the U.S. Department of State or pursuant to any other law, rules, regulations or other official acts of the United States (each of the foregoing, collectively, “Sanctions”). As of the date hereof, certain information regarding Prohibited Persons issued by the United States can be found on the website of the United States Department of Treasury at www.treas.gov/ofac/.

 

Projections” means the financial projections of the Borrower delivered to MSSF on November 18, 2015.

 

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Public Lenders” means Lenders that do not wish to receive material Non-Public Information with respect to the Borrower, its subsidiaries or their securities.

 

Purchasing Borrower Party” means the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that becomes an assignee hereof pursuant to Section 10.4.

 

Qualified Stock” of any Person means any Equity Interests of such Person that is not Disqualified Stock.

 

Ratio-Based Debt Baskets” as defined in Section 1.10(c).

 

Ratio-Based Lien Baskets” as defined in Section 1.10(d).

 

Refinance” as defined in the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness”.

 

Refinanced Debt” as defined in Section 2.21(a).

 

Refinanced Loans” as defined in Section 2.21(h)(i).

 

Refinancing” as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Refinancing Amendment” as defined in Section 2.21(f).

 

Refinancing Closing Date” as defined in Section 2.21(d).

 

Refinancing Commitments” as defined in Section 2.21(a).

 

Refinancing Equivalent Debt” as defined in Section 2.21(h)(i).

 

Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund (collectively, to “Refinance”) the Indebtedness (or unutilized commitments in respect of Indebtedness) being Refinanced (or previous refinancings thereof constituting Refinancing Indebtedness); provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so Refinanced (plus the amount of unpaid accrued or capitalized interest and premiums thereon (including tender premiums), underwriting discounts, original issue discount, defeasance costs, fees (including upfront fees, underwriting fees, legal fees, accounting and audit fees and other similar or customary fees), commissions and expenses and an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized and letters of credit undrawn thereunder), (b) except with respect to Section 6.1(c), the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinancing 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 Weighted Average Life to Maturity that would result if all payments of principal on the Indebtedness being Refinanced that were due on or after the Latest Maturity Date were instead due on the date that is the Latest Maturity Date; provided that no Refinancing Indebtedness incurred in reliance on this subclause (ii) shall have any scheduled principal payments due prior to the Latest Maturity Date in excess of, or prior to, the scheduled principal payments due prior to such Latest Maturity Date for the Indebtedness being Refinanced, (c) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations under this Agreement, such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to such Obligations on terms at least as favorable taken as a whole to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided, further, that with respect to a Refinancing of any Indebtedness permitted hereunder that is subordinated in right of payment, such Refinancing Indebtedness shall (A) be expressly subordinated in right of payment to the guarantee by the Borrower and the Guarantors of the Obligations and (B) be otherwise on terms not materially less favorable to the Lenders than those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided further, that Indebtedness constituting Refinancing Indebtedness shall not cease to constitute Refinancing Indebtedness as a result of the subsequent extension of the Latest Maturity Date, (d) no Refinancing Indebtedness shall have different obligors, or greater guarantees or security than, the Indebtedness being Refinanced (provided that (i) Indebtedness (A) of any Credit Party may be Refinanced to add or substitute as an obligor another Credit Party and (B) of any subsidiary that is not a Credit Party may be Refinanced to add or substitute as an obligor another subsidiary that is not a Credit Party, in each case to the extent not prohibited by Section 6, and (ii) other guarantees and security may be added to the extent then permitted by Section 6) and (e) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is secured by a Lien on any Collateral (whether senior to (in the case of Term Loan Priority Collateral), equally and ratably with, or junior to, the Lien of the Secured Parties or otherwise), such Refinancing Indebtedness may be secured by a Lien on such Collateral (including any Collateral pursuant to after-acquired property clauses to the extent any such Collateral would have secured the Indebtedness being Refinanced) on terms relating to such Collateral not materially less favorable to the Secured Parties (as determined conclusively by the Borrower and evidenced by a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower) than those contained in the documentation (including any intercreditor agreement) governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced, or on terms otherwise then permitted by Section 6.2.

 

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Refinancing Lenders” as defined in Section 2.21(c).

 

Refinancing Loan” as defined in Section 2.21(b).

 

Refinancing Loan Notice” as defined in Section 2.21(a).

 

Refinancing Revolving Commitments” as defined in Section 2.21(a).

 

Refinancing Revolving Lender” as defined in Section 2.21(c).

 

Refinancing Revolving Loan” as defined in Section 2.21(b).

 

Refinancing Term Commitments” as defined in Section 2.21(a).

 

Refinancing Term Lender” as defined in Section 2.21(c).

 

Refinancing Term Loan” as defined in Section 2.21(b).

 

Refunded Swing Line Loans” as defined in Section 2.23(b)(iv).

 

Register” as defined in Section 2.5(b).

 

Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

Regulation T” means Regulation T of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

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Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

Reinvestment Deferred Amount” means, with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection therewith that are not applied to prepay the Term Loans as a result of the delivery of a Reinvestment Notice.

 

Reinvestment Event” means any Asset Sale or Casualty Event in respect of which the Borrower has delivered a Reinvestment Notice.

 

Reinvestment Notice” means a written notice executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower stating that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary intends and expects to use all or a portion of the amount of Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Casualty Event to restore, rebuild, repair, construct, improve, maintain, upgrade, develop, replace or otherwise acquire assets useful in the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s business or to make Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments permitted pursuant to Section 6.3; it being understood that (a) the Borrower may elect by such notice to reinvest proceeds attributable to any such Asset Sale or Casualty Event prior to actual receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds and (b) upon such receipt, such Net Cash Proceeds shall be deemed reinvested so long as such reinvestment has been consummated.

 

Reinvestment Prepayment Amount” means, with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the Reinvestment Deferred Amount relating thereto, less any amount expended prior to the relevant Reinvestment Prepayment Date to restore, rebuild, repair, construct, improve, maintain, upgrade, develop, replace or otherwise acquire assets useful in the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s business or to make Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments permitted pursuant to Section 6.3.

 

Reinvestment Prepayment Date” means, with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the earlier of (a) the date (which shall be a Business Day) occurring twelve months after such Reinvestment Event (or, if the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have entered into a legally binding commitment within one year after such Reinvestment Event to restore, rebuild, repair, construct, improve, maintain, upgrade, develop, replace or otherwise acquire assets useful in the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s business or to make Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments permitted pursuant to Section 6.03 with the applicable Reinvestment Deferred Amount, the date occurring eighteen months after such Reinvestment Event) and (b) the date on which the Borrower shall have determined not to, or shall have otherwise ceased to, restore, rebuild, repair, construct, improve, maintain, upgrade, develop, replace or otherwise acquire assets useful in the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s business or to make Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments permitted pursuant to Section 6.3 with all or any portion of the relevant Reinvestment Deferred Amount.

 

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Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the members, directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, advisors, attorneys-in-fact, affiliates, controlling persons, and other representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

 

Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of any Hazardous Material into the indoor or outdoor environment (including the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material), including the movement of any Hazardous Material through the air, soil, surface water or groundwater.

 

Relevant Four Fiscal Quarter Period” as defined in Section 8.2.

 

Relevant Parent Entity” means any Parent Holding Company so long as the Borrower is a Subsidiary thereof and such Parent Holding Company is not a Subsidiary of any other Parent Holding Company.

 

Repatriation Limitation” as defined in Section 2.12(g).

 

Repricing Transaction” means, in connection with a transaction the primary purpose of which is to prepay, refinance, substitute or replace the Initial Tranche A Term Loans or Initial Tranche B Term Loans with Indebtedness with a lower All-In-Yield than the Initial Tranche A Term Loans or Initial Tranche B Term Loans, as applicable, or to amend this Agreement to reduce the All-In-Yield, (a) the prepayment, refinancing, substitution or replacement of all or a portion of the Initial Tranche A Term Loans or Initial Tranche B Term Loans with the incurrence of any new long-term first lien bank indebtedness by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries having an All-In-Yield at the time of incurrence thereof that is less than the All-In-Yield of such Initial Tranche A Term Loans or Initial Tranche B Term Loans, as applicable, at the time of such incurrence or (b) any amendment to this Agreement that, directly or indirectly, reduces the All-In-Yield of such Initial Tranche A Term Loans or Initial Tranche B Term Loans, as applicable (or any Lender must assign its Loans under the Term Loans as a result of its failure to consent to any such amendment). No “Repricing Transaction” shall be deemed to occur in connection with any Change of Control or transformative investment or acquisition.

 

Required Mortgages” as defined in Section 5.11(f) 5.11(f)(i)(A)(1).

 

Required Percentage” means, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Period, 75.0%; provided that (a) if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) as of the end of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period is less than or equal to 2.00:1.00 but greater than 1.50:1.00, such percentage shall be 50.0%, (b) if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) as of the end of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period is less than or equal to 1.50: 1.00 but greater than 1.00:1.00, such percentage shall be 25.0% and (c) if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) as of the end of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period is less than or equal to 1.00: 1.00, such percentage shall be 0%.

 

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Requisite Class Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to one or more Classes, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (a) the Outstanding Amount under such Class or Classes (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations under such Class or Classes being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Class or Classes. The Outstanding Amount and Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Requisite Class Lenders at any time.

 

Requisite Financial Covenant Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, one or more Lenders having or holding Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure and/or Revolving Exposure and representing more than 50% of the sum of the aggregate Voting Power Determinants of all Lenders having or holding Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure and/or Revolving Exposure. The Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure and/or Revolving Exposure, as applicable, of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Requisite Financial Covenant Lenders at any time.

 

Requisite Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, one or more Lenders having or holding Term Loan Exposure and/or Revolving Exposure and representing more than 50% of the sum of the aggregate Voting Power Determinants of all Lenders. The Term Loan Exposure and/or Revolving Exposure, as applicable, of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Requisite Lenders at any time.

 

Reset Date” as defined in Section 1.5.

 

Restricted Payment” means (a) any dividend or other distribution on account of any class of Equity Interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in shares of Equity Interests of the Borrower that are not Disqualified Stock, (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value of any shares of any class of the Equity Interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding; and (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of the Equity Interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding.

 

Restricted Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount” means, at any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the sum of the amount of Excess Cash Flow for all Excess Cash Flow Periods ending on or prior to the date of determination in which Excess Cash Flow was a positive number, minus (b) the sum at the time of determination of the aggregate amount of prepayments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.12(b) through the date of determination (if such prepayments are accepted by the Lenders) calculated without regard to any reduction in such sum that resulted from voluntary prepayments of the Term Loans or Revolving Loans referred to in Section 2.12(b); provided that, in the case of any Excess Cash Flow Period in respect of which the amount of Excess Cash Flow shall have been calculated as contemplated by Section 2.12(b) but the prepayment required pursuant to Section 2.12(b) is not yet due and payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.12(b) as of the date of determination, the amount of prepayments that will be so required to be made in respect of such Excess Cash Flow shall be deemed to be made for purposes of this paragraph.

 

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Revolver Extension Request” as defined in Section 2.22(b).

 

Revolver Extension Series” as defined in Section 2.22(b).

 

Revolver Financial Performance Covenant” means the covenant set forth in Section 6.10.

 

Revolving Commitment” means an Initial Revolving Commitment, an Incremental Revolving Commitment, a Refinancing Revolving Commitment or an Extended Revolving Commitment, and “Revolving Commitments” means all of them, collectively.

 

Revolving Commitment Period” means the period from the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

 

Revolving Commitment Termination Date” means, with respect to any Class of Revolving Commitments, the earliest to occur of (a) (i) in the case of the Revolving Commitments in respect of the Initial Revolving Commitments, the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) in the case of any Extended Revolving Commitments, the date specified in the applicable Extension Amendment and (iii) in the case of any Refinancing Revolving Commitments, the date specified in the relevant Refinancing Amendment, (b) the date the Revolving Commitments of such Class are permanently reduced to zero pursuant to Section 2.11(c), and (c) the date of the termination of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 8.1.

 

Revolving Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination, (i) prior to the termination of the Revolving Commitments, that Lender’s Revolving Commitment and (ii) after the termination of the Revolving Commitments, the sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of that Lender, (b) in the case of any L/C Issuer, the aggregate L/C Obligations in respect of all Letters of Credit issued by that L/C Issuer (net of any participations by Lenders in such Letters of Credit), (c) the aggregate amount of all participations by that Lender in any outstanding Letters of Credit or any Unreimbursed Amount, (d) in the case of the Swing Line Lender, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Swing Line Loans (net of any participations therein by other Lenders) and (e) the aggregate amount of all participations therein by that Lender in any outstanding Swing Line Loans.

 

Revolving Lender” means, at any time, a Lender that has a Revolving Commitment or a Revolving Loan at such time.

 

Revolving Loan” means a Loan made by a Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2(a), Section 2.20, Section 2.21 or Section 2.22 (and pursuant to Sections 2.3 and 2.23 as provided therein).

 

Revolving Loan Note” means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-2, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Rollover Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Borrower issued to any Lender in lieu of such Lender’s pro rata portion of any prepayment of Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.11 or 2.12(a)(ii); provided that (other than in connection with a refinancing in full of the Facility) the terms of any such Indebtedness shall comply with the proviso set forth in the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness”.

 

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s, a Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

 

Sale and Lease-Back Transaction” means any arrangement, direct or indirect, with any Person whereby the Borrower sells or transfers any property, real or personal, used or useful in the Borrower’s business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rents or leases such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.

 

Same Day Funds” means immediately available funds.

 

Sanctioned Jurisdiction” means any country or territory, in each case, to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject (or becomes the subject) of Sanctions. As of the Closing Date, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria are sanctioned jurisdictions.

 

Sanctions” as defined in the definition of “Prohibited Person”.

 

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

 

Secured Cash Management Agreement” means a Cash Management Agreement entered into with a Lender Counterparty.

 

Secured Hedge Agreement” means a Hedge Agreement entered into with a Lender Counterparty.

 

Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt secured by a Lien on the assets of any Credit Party (other than Liens on Collateral consisting of property or assets held in defeasance or deposited in trust for redemption, repayment, retirement, satisfaction, discharge or defeasance or similar arrangement for the benefit of indebtedness secured thereby) as of such date minus the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to (ii) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing four Fiscal Quarter period ending on the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower.

 

Secured Parties” means (a) the Agents, the L/C Issuers, the Swing Line Lender, the Lenders and the Lender Counterparties and shall include, without limitation, all former Agents, L/C Issuers, Swing Line Lenders, Lenders and Lender Counterparties to the extent that any Obligations owing to such Persons were incurred while such Persons were Agents, L/C Issuers, Swing Line Lenders, Lenders or Lender Counterparties and such Obligations have not been paid or satisfied in full and (b) any Secured Parties under and as defined in any Permitted Pari Passu Secured Refinancing Debt.

 

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Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

 

Sellers” means the Seller Parties (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement).

 

Senior Notes” as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Senior Notes Indenture” means the Indenture dated the date hereof, among the Borrower, as the issuer, the guarantors thereunder and as trustee thereunder and pursuant to which the Senior Notes have been issued.

 

Solvency Certificate” means a Solvency Certificate of any Financial Officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit G.

 

Specified Equity Contribution” as defined in Section 8.2.

 

Specified Event of Default” means any Event of Default under Section 8.1(b), Section 8.1(c), Section 8.1(g) or Section 8.1(h).

 

Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.1(a) and(d), 4.2(a), 4.2(b)(A)(ii), 4.3, 4.10, 4.11, 4.17(a) and (b) (subject to the limitations in Sections 3.1(a), (i) and (j)), 4.19 and 4.22(c).

 

Specified Transaction” means with respect to any period, any (i) Investment involving the acquisition of an operating or geographical unit of a business or that constitutes an acquisition of all or substantially all of the common stock of a Person and involves the payment of consideration by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of $2.0 million, (ii) sale or transfer of assets or property or other asset disposition (including any disposal, abandonment or discontinuance of operations) that yields gross proceeds to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of $2.0 million or involves the abandonment or discontinuation of operations with a value in excess of $2.0 million, (iii) incurrence, amendment, modification, repayment or refinancing of Indebtedness, (iv) Restricted Payment, (v) designation or redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Restricted Subsidiary, (vi) provision of Incremental Revolving Commitment increases, (vii) operational change or implementation of initiative not in the ordinary course of business or (viii) other event, in each case that by the terms of the Credit Documents requires pro forma compliance with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

 

subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of stock or other ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons (whether directors, managers, trustees or other Persons performing similar functions) having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; provided, in determining the percentage of ownership interests of any Person controlled by another Person, no ownership interest in the nature of a “qualifying share” of the former Person shall be deemed to be outstanding.

 

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Subsidiary Redesignation” as defined in the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”.

 

Successor Agent Fee Letter” means that certain fee letter, dated as of December 7, 2020, by and among the Borrower and the Agents.

 

Supplemental Agent” as defined in Section 9.1(c).

 

Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

Swing Line Lender” means MSSF in its capacity as Swing Line Lender hereunder, together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.

 

Swing Line Loan” means a Loan made by Swing Line Lender to a Borrower pursuant to Section 2.23.

 

Swing Line Sublimit” means the lesser of (a) $15.0 million and (b) the aggregate unused amount of Revolving Commitments then in effect.

 

Target Stock” means, collectively, the Transferred Share (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement).

 

Transferred Subsidiary” as defined in the Acquisition Agreement.

 

Tax” means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, assessment, charge, fee, deduction or withholding (together with interest, penalties and other additions thereto) of any nature and whatever called imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority.

 

Term Loan” means an Initial Tranche A Term Loan, an Initial Tranche B Term Loan, an Incremental Term Loan, a Refinancing Term Loan or Extended Term Loan, as the context may require.

 

Term Loan Commitment” means the Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitment, the Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment, the Incremental Term Commitment or the Refinancing Term Commitment of a Lender, and “Term Loan Commitments” means such commitments of all Lenders.

 

Term Loan Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans of such Lender; provided, at any time prior to the making of the Term Loans, the Term Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment.

 

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Term Loan Extension Request” as defined in Section 2.22(a).

 

Term Loan Extension Series” as defined in Section 2.22(a).

 

Term Loan Increase” as defined in Section 2.20(a).

 

Term Loan Lender” means at any time, a Lender that has a Term Loan Commitment or holds a Term Loan, in each case, at such time.

 

Test Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.4.

 

Third Amendment Effective Date” means December 10, 2018.

 

Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt as of such date minus the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (except proceeds of Indebtedness that is incurred for which the Total Net Leverage Ratio is to be calculated and the proceeds of other Indebtedness incurred substantially contemporaneously therewith) to (ii) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing four Fiscal Quarter period ending on the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower.

 

Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments” means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans (other than Revolving Loans made for the purpose of repaying any Refunded Swing Line Loans or reimbursing any L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, but not yet so applied), (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swing Line Loans and (iii) the aggregate L/C Obligations.

 

Tranche A Term Loan Financial Covenants” means the covenants set forth in Section 6.11.

 

Tranche B Term Loan Financial Covenant” means the covenant set forth in Section 6.12.

 

Transaction Costs” as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Transaction Documents” means any and all agreements, instruments or documents, in each case entered into in contemplation of or in connection with the Transactions.

 

Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement, (b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Credit Parties of the Credit Documents and the borrowings contemplated hereby(c) the issuance and sale of the Senior Notes and the performance of obligations contemplated by the Senior Notes Indenture, (d) the Refinancing and (e) the payment of Transaction Costs.

 

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TSD” as defined in Section 4.16.

 

Type of Loan” means with respect to either Term Loans or Revolving Loans, a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan.

 

Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.

 

Unreimbursed Amount” as defined in Section 2.3(d)(i).

 

Unrestricted Cash” means, as at any date of determination, the lesser of (x) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents included in the cash accounts that would be listed on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower 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 permitted hereunder that is subject to an Intercreditor Agreement or (B) classified as “restricted” (unless so classified solely because of any provision under the Credit Documents, or any other agreement or instrument governing any such other Indebtedness that is subject to an Intercreditor Agreement governing the application thereof or because they are subject to a Lien securing the Obligations or other Indebtedness that is subject to an Intercreditor Agreement) and (y) $200.0 million.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (a) any subsidiary of the Borrower identified on Schedule 1.1(c), (bany additional subsidiary of the Borrower that is designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder by written notice to the Administrative Agent; provided that the Borrower shall only be permitted to so designate a new Unrestricted Subsidiary so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (ii) if immediately after giving effect to such designation the Borrower would be in Pro Forma Basis compliance with the Revolver Financial Performance Covenant (whether or not then in effect) and the Tranche A Term Loan Financial Covenants; provided further that such designation shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the portion of the fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith which determination shall be conclusive) of the net assets of such subsidiary attributable to the Borrower’s equity interest therein (and such designation shall only be permitted to the extent such Investment is permitted under Section 6.3)[reserved], and (c) any subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Borrower may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement (each, a “Subsidiary Redesignation”); provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, certifying to the best of such officer’s knowledge, compliance with the requirements of preceding clause (i) and (iii) if immediately after giving effect to such designation the Borrower would be in Pro Forma Basis compliance with the Revolver Financial Performance Covenant (whether or not then in effect) and the Tranche A Term Loan Financial Covenants.

 

Unused Commitment Fee” as defined in Section 2.9.

 

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U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” as defined in Section 2.17(c)(i) 2.17(c)(ii).

 

Voting Power Determinants” means, collectively, Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure and/or the Initial Tranche B Term Loan Exposure and/or Revolving Exposure.

 

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal (excluding nominal amortization), including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest 1/12) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

 

1.2           Accounting Terms. (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all financial statements to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, and all terms of an accounting or financial nature that are used in the computation of any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) set forth in any Credit Document shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with GAAP; provided that, in the event of any change in GAAP or the application thereof, from that applied in the preparation of the financial statements of the Borrower most recently delivered on or prior to the Closing Date that would affect the computation of any financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement set forth in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, if the Borrower or the Requisite Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Requisite Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith, each acting reasonably (and without the requirement of any fee), to amend such financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP or the application thereof; provided, further, that, until so amended as provided in the preceding proviso, (a) such financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP or the application thereof without regard to such change or conversion therein, and (b) the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders the financial statements required under this Agreement, and a reconciliation between such financial statements and the calculations of such financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP; provided that (i) no amendment fee shall be payable in connection therewith, (ii) any such amendments that relate to Section  6.10 shall be subject solely to the prior written consent of the Requisite Class Lenders with respect to Revolving Loans (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and not the Requisite Lenders, (iii) any such amendments, that relate to Section 6.11 shall be subject solely to the prior written consent of the Requisite Class Lenders with respect to Initial Tranche A Term Loans (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and not the Requisite Lenders, and (iv) all amendments relating to the Total Net Leverage Ratio, Secured Net Leverage Ratio and First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (other than in connection with Section  6.10 and Section 6.11) shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Requisite Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and not the Requisite Class Lenders with respect to Revolving Loans. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (x) each financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under GAAP to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein and (y) Capital Lease Obligations shall be excluded for purposes of (1) calculating Consolidated Interest Expense, Consolidated Total Debt and Indebtedness and (2) any restriction, basket, covenant or carve-out, in each case, to the extent such Capital Lease Obligations would have been characterized as operating leases in accordance with GAAP as of the Closing Date, shall instead be treated as operating leases.

 

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1.3          Interpretation, Etc. Any of the terms defined herein may, unless the context otherwise requires, be used in the singular or the plural, depending on the reference. References herein to any Section, Appendix, Schedule or Exhibit shall be to a Section, an Appendix, a Schedule or an Exhibit, as the case may be, hereof unless otherwise specifically provided. The use herein of the word “include” or “including”, when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation” or “but not limited to” or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter. The terms lease and license shall include sub-lease, charter (including related to corporate aircraft leases) and sub-license, as applicable. Unless otherwise specifically indicated, the term “consolidated” with respect to any Person refers to such Person consolidated with its Restricted Subsidiaries, and excludes from such consolidation any Unrestricted Subsidiary as if such Unrestricted Subsidiary were not an Affiliate of such Person.

 

1.4          Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be 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 terms of any Issuer Document related 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.

 

1.5          Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

 

1.6          References to Agreements and Laws. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to OrganizationOrganizational Documents, agreements (including, without limitation, the Credit Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted by any LoanCredit Document and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.

 

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1.7          Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight savings or standard, as applicable).

 

1.8          Timing of Payment or Performance. When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as specifically provided in Section 2.13 or as described in the definition of Interest Period or Maturity Date) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

1.9          Limited Condition Acquisitions. 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, such condition shall, at the option of the Borrower, 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. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has exercised its option under the first sentence of this Section  1.9, and any Default, Event of Default or Specified 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, Event of Default or Specified 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.

 

1.10        Pro Forma Calculations.

 

(a)               For purposes of the calculation of the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Secured Net Leverage Ratio or the Total Net Leverage Ratio, in the period from the Closing Date to the first date on which Borrower is required to deliver financial statements pursuant to Section 5.4, such ratio shall be calculated based on Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended June 30, 2015 (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis).

 

(b)               In connection with any action being taken 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 Total Net Leverage Ratio, First Lien Net Leverage Ratio or Secured Net Leverage Ratio; or

 

(ii)              testing baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets measured as a percentage of Consolidated Total Assets);

 

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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 applicable Test Period, the Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCA Test Date in compliance with such ratio or basket, such ratio or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the 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 currency exchange rates, in any such ratio or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA or 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 Investments, Restricted Payments, prepayments of Junior Financing, dispositions, 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 incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.

 

(c)               For purposes of calculating the principal amount of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to (w) either Section 2.20(d)(iv) or (h), in each case, in reliance on clause (x) of the definition “Incremental Amount,” (x) Section 6.1(c) or (y) Section 6.1(j) (collectively, the “Ratio-Based Debt Baskets”), any pro forma calculation of the Total Net Leverage Ratio or the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, as applicable, shall be determined without giving effect to any other incurrence of Indebtedness on the date of determination pursuant to Section 2.20(d)(iv) or (h) in reliance on clauses (y) or (z) of the definition “Incremental Amount” and/or any clause or sub-clause of Section 6.01 other than a Ratio-Based Debt Basket.

 

(d)               For purposes of calculating the amount of Liens permitted to be incurred pursuant to (x) (solely with respect to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 2.20(d)(iv) or (h) in reliance of clause (x) of the definition of “Incremental Amount”) Section 6.2(b), or (y) Section 6.2(dd) (collectively, the “Ratio-Based Lien Baskets”), any pro forma calculation of the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall be determined without giving effect to any other incurrence of Liens on the date of determination pursuant to Section 2.20(d)(iv) or (h) in reliance on clauses (y) or (z) of the definition “Incremental Amount” and/or any clause or sub-clause of Section 6.2 other than a Ratio-Based Lien Basket.

 

1.11        Calculation of Baskets.

 

(a)               Unless otherwise specified herein, the baskets and other exceptions set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement (or in any defined term used in Section 6) shall be tested solely at the time of consummation of the relevant transaction or action utilizing any of such baskets or other exceptions and, for the avoidance of doubt, if any of such baskets (including ratio based baskets) are exceeded as a result of fluctuations to Consolidated Total Assets or Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the most recently completed Test Period after the last time such baskets (including ratio based baskets) were calculated for any purpose under Section 6, such baskets (including ratio based baskets) will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations. If any Indebtedness or Liens securing Indebtedness are incurred to refinance Indebtedness or Liens securing Indebtedness, in each case, initially incurred in reliance on a basket measured by reference to a percentage of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of incurrence, and such refinancing would cause the percentage of Consolidated Total Assets restriction to be exceeded if calculated based on the Consolidated Total Assets on the date of such refinancing, such percentage of Consolidated Total Assets restriction shall not be deemed to be exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Indebtedness or Indebtedness secured by such Liens, as applicable, does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness or Indebtedness secured by such Liens, as applicable, being refinanced, plus an amount equal to premiums, defeasance costs and fees and expenses in connection therewith.

 

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(b)              For purposes of determining whether the incurrence of any Indebtedness or Lien or the making of any Investment, disposition, Restricted Payment or prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Junior Financing complies with any basket that is based upon the greater of a specified Dollar amount and a percentage of Consolidated Total Assets, Consolidated Total Assets shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

 

1.12        Time Periods. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any and all time periods for the submission by the Borrower of any notice hereunder (including, without limitation, a notice in respect of a conversion of a Loan, a continuation of a Loan, a mandatory prepayment or any optional prepayment of any Loan, but excluding notices in respect of new Borrowings) may be adjusted by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

 

1.13        Loan Amounts. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any minimum amounts or multiples of any amount specified in this Agreement (including, without limitation, any minimum amounts or multiples of any amount in respect of any Borrowings, mandatory prepayments, optional prepayments or Incremental Commitments) may be in such lower minimum amounts or multiples as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

 

SECTION 2.         LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

2.1          Term Loans.

 

(a)            Loan Commitments.

 

(i)               Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender with an Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitment severally agrees to make, on the Closing Date, one or more term loans (each, an “Initial Tranche A Term Loan”) to the Borrower in Dollars in an amount equal to such Lender’s Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitment. The Borrower may make only one borrowing under the Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitment which shall be on the Closing Date. Any amount borrowed under this Section 2.1(a)(i) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Subject to Sections 2.11(a) and 2.12, all amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Initial Tranche A Term Loans shall be paid in full no later than the Maturity Date applicable to such Initial Tranche A Term Loans. Each Lender’s Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Closing Date after giving effect to the funding of such Lender’s Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitment on such date.

 

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(ii)              Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender with an Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment severally agrees to make, on the Closing Date one or more term loans (each, an “Initial Tranche B Term Loan”) to the Borrower in Dollars in an amount equal to such Lender’s Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment. The Borrower may make only one borrowing under the Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment which shall be on the Closing Date. Any amount borrowed under this Section 2.1(a)(ii) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Subject to Sections 2.11(a) and 2.12, all amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Initial Tranche B Term Loans shall be paid in full no later than the Maturity Date applicable to such Initial Tranche B Term Loans. Each Lender’s Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Closing Date after giving effect to the funding of such Lender’s Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment on such date.

 

(b)            Borrowing Mechanics for Term Loans for Initial Tranche A Term Loans and Initial Tranche B Term Loans.

 

(i)               The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a fully executed Funding Notice no later than 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date (or such later time as may be acceptable to Administrative Agent). Promptly upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of such Funding Notice, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the proposed borrowing.

 

(ii)              Each Lender shall make its Initial Tranche A Term Loan and its Initial Tranche B Term Loan available to Administrative Agent not later than 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date, by wire transfer of Same Day Funds in Dollars at the Principal Office designated by the Administrative Agent. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, the Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of the Initial Tranche A Term Loans and the Initial Tranche B Term Loans available to the Borrower on the Closing Date by causing an amount of Same Day Funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Loans received by the Administrative Agent from Lenders to be credited to the account of the Borrower at the Principal Office designated by the Administrative Agent or to such other account as may be designated in writing to Administrative Agent by the Borrower.

 

2.2           Revolving Loans.

 

(a)           Revolving Commitments. During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans in Dollars in an aggregate amount up to but not exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided, that after giving effect to the making of any Revolving Loans in no event shall the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect. Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.2(a) may be repaid and reborrowed during the Revolving Commitment Period. Each Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall expire on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date and all Revolving Loans and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Revolving Loans and the Revolving Commitments shall be paid in full no later than such date.

 

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(b)            Borrowing Mechanics for Revolving Loans.

 

(i)               Revolving Loans shall be made in an aggregate minimum amount of the Borrowing Minimum and integral multiples of the Borrowing Multiple in excess of that amount.

 

(ii)              Whenever the Borrower desires that Lenders make Revolving Loans, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a fully executed and delivered Funding Notice no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) (A) at least three Business Days in advance of the proposed Credit Date (which shall be a Business Day) in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or (B) at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed Credit Date (which shall be a Business Day) in the case of a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Funding Notice for a Revolving Loan that is a Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be irrevocable on and after the related Interest Rate Determination Date, and the requesting Borrower shall be bound to make a borrowing in accordance therewith.

 

(iii)             Notice of receipt of each Funding Notice in respect of Revolving Loans, together with the amount of each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, if any, together with the applicable interest rate, shall be provided by the Administrative Agent to each applicable Lender by telefacsimile with reasonable promptness, but (provided the Administrative Agent shall have received such notice by 10:00 a.m. (New York City time)) not later than 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the same day as the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such Funding Notice from the Borrower, unless the date on which the Funding Notice is received is the Credit Date, in which case by 12:00 p.m. (New York City time); provided, however, that if, on the date the Funding Notice with respect to such Revolving Loans is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings or Swing Line Loans outstanding, then the proceeds of such Revolving Loan, first, shall be applicable to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowing and Swing Line Loans and second, shall be made available to the Borrower.

 

(iv)             Each Lender shall make the amount of its Revolving Loan available to Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the applicable Credit Date by wire transfer of Same Day Funds in Dollars at the Principal Office of the Administrative Agent. Except as provided herein, upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, the Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Revolving Loans available to the Borrower on the applicable Credit Date by causing an amount of Same Day Funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Revolving Loans received by the Administrative Agent from Lenders to be credited to the account of the Borrower at the Principal Office designated by the Administrative Agent or such other account as may be designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower.

 

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2.3          Letters of Credit.

 

(a)            The Letter of Credit Commitment.

 

(i)               Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Borrower and the Lenders set forth in this Section 2.3, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars for the account of the Borrower or its subsidiaries (so long as the Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder), and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower or its subsidiaries and any drawings thereunder; provided that, after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (w) the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect, (x) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effect, (y) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, and (z) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans made by each L/C Issuer, plus the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer, plus such L/C Issuer’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations issued by other L/C Issuers shall not exceed such L/C Issuer’s Revolving Commitment at such time. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.

 

(ii)           No L/C Issuer shall issue any Letter of Credit, if:

 

(A)             subject to Section 2.3(b)(iii), the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the applicable L/C Issuer approves such expiry date; or

 

(B)              the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Lenders and the applicable L/C Issuer have approved such expiry date.

 

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(iii)          No L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

 

(A)             any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to such L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that such L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which such L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;

 

(B)              the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;

 

(C)              such Letter of Credit is a commercial Letter of Credit (unless the applicable L/C Issuer consents to the issuance of a commercial Letter of Credit);

 

(D)             except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $50,000;

 

(E)              any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the applicable L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral (in an amount at least equal to 103% of such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure), satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.19(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which such L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion; or

 

(F)              the Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder.

 

(iv)          No L/C Issuer shall amend any Letter of Credit if such L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.

 

(v)           An L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof or (B) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.

 

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(vi)          Each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuers shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Section 9 with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by any L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Agent” as used in Section 9 included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to each L/C Issuer.

 

(b)           Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto- Extension Letters of Credit.

 

(i)                 Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the applicable L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application and Request for L/C Credit Extension substantially in the form of Exhibit A-3, appropriately completed and signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application and Request for L/C Credit Extension must be received by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least three Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount and currency thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof (including a final expiration date in the case of an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit); (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the applicable L/C Issuer may require (which may include the form of the requested Letter of Credit). In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the applicable L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the applicable L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the applicable L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require.

 

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(ii)              Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the applicable L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, such L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the applicable L/C Issuer has received written notice from the Administrative Agent (or any Lender or Credit Party through the Administrative Agent), at least one (1) Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Section 3 shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the applicable L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or the applicable subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with such L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the applicable L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Letter of Credit.

 

(iii)            If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the applicable L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit such L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (which shall be a Business Day) (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, unless otherwise directed by the applicable L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the applicable L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) such L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.3(a) or otherwise) or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent (or any Lender or Credit Party through the Administrative Agent) or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 3.2 is not then satisfied (or a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), and in each such case directing such L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.

 

(iv)             If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the applicable L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that permits the automatic reinstatement of all or a portion of the stated amount thereof after any drawing thereunder (each, an “Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit”). Once an Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit has been issued, unless otherwise directed by the applicable L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such L/C Issuer to permit such reinstatement. Once an Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit has been issued, except as provided in the following sentence, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable L/C Issuer to reinstate all or a portion of the stated amount thereof in accordance with the provisions of such Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit permits such L/C Issuer to decline to reinstate all or any portion of the stated amount thereof after a drawing thereunder by giving notice of such non-reinstatement within a specified number of days after such drawing (the “Non-Reinstatement Deadline”), such L/C Issuer shall not permit such reinstatement if it has received a notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Reinstatement Deadline from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 3.2 is not then satisfied (or a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) (treating such reinstatement as an L/C Credit Extension for purposes of this clause) and, in each case, directing such L/C Issuer not to permit such reinstatement.

 

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(v)               Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the applicable L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

 

(vi)             Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event of any conflict between the terms of any Letter of Credit Application and those of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall be controlling.

 

(c)            Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Commitments. If the Letter of Credit Expiration Date in respect of any Class of Revolving Commitments occurs prior to the expiry date of any Letter of Credit, then (i) if consented to by such L/C Issuer which issued such Letter of Credit, if one or more other Classes of Revolving Commitments under which Letters of Credit are issued in respect of which the Letter of Credit Expiration Date shall not have occurred are then in effect, such Letters of Credit for which consent of the respective L/C Issuer has been obtained shall automatically be deemed to have been issued (including for purposes of the obligations of the Revolving Lenders to purchase participations therein and to make Revolving Loans and payments in respect thereof pursuant to Sections 2.3(d) and (e) e)) under (and ratably participated in by Revolving Lenders pursuant to) the Revolving Commitments in respect of such non-terminating Classes up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of the unutilized Revolving Commitments thereunder at such time (it being understood that no partial face amount of any Letter of Credit may be so reallocated) and (ii) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to immediately preceding clause (i) and unless provisions reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer for the treatment of such Letter of Credit as a letter of credit under a successor credit facility have been agreed upon, the Borrower shall, on or prior to the applicable Maturity Date, cause all such Letters of Credit to be replaced and returned to the applicable L/C Issuer undrawn and marked “cancelled” or to the extent that the Borrower is unable to so replace and return any Letter(s) of Credit, such Letter(s) of Credit shall be secured by a “back to back” letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or the Borrower shall provide Cash Collateral for any such Letter of Credit. Commencing with the Maturity Date of any Class of Revolving Commitments, the sublimit for Letters of Credit shall be agreed solely with such L/C Issuer; provided that, at the request of the Borrower, the Letter of Credit Sublimit immediately following such Maturity Date shall be no less than the Letter of Credit Sublimit immediately prior to such Maturity Date multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments immediately following such Maturity Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments immediately prior to such Maturity Date.

 

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(d)           Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.

 

(i)                Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date of any payment by the applicable L/C Issuer, in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing in Dollars. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse such L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan (if denominated in Dollars) to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.2 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 (other than the delivery of a Funding Notice). Any notice given by an L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.3(d)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

 

(ii)              Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.3(d)(i) make funds available (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer, in Dollars, at the Principal Office designated by such L/C Issuer in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(d)(iv), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall reasonably promptly remit the funds so received to the applicable L/C Issuer in Dollars.

 

(iii)             With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan because the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the applicable L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Letter of Credit Fees Default Rate. In such event, each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.3(d)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.3.

 

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(iv)             Until each Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.3(d) to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such amount shall be solely for the account of such L/C Issuer.

 

(v)              Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.3(d), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against any L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or Event of Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.3(d) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Funding Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by such L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

 

(vi)             If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.3(d) by the time specified in Section 2.3(d)(ii), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, such L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the L/C Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by such L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Revolving Commitment or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the applicable L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(e)            Repayment of Participations.

 

(i)                At any time after the applicable L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.3(d), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

 

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(ii)              If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.3(a)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share thereof on

 

demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the L/C Overnight Rate. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

(f)            Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing (whether made to the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries) shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

 

(i)                any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement or any other Credit Document;

 

(ii)              the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), any L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

 

(iii)             any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect, or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

 

(iv)             any payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or any payment made by the applicable L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver, curator 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; or

 

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(v)              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.

 

The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the applicable L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against such L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

 

(g)            Role of an L/C Issuer. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuers, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of any L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Requisite Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment); or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuers, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of any L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.3(d); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against any L/C Issuer, and such L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such L/C Issuer or any of its Related Parties (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment). In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, any L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and such L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

 

(h)            Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued or when it is amended with the consent of the beneficiary thereof, (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance, shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.

 

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(i)                 Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, in Dollars, a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) (i) for each commercial Letter of Credit equal to an amount per annum to be agreed at the time of issuance times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit and (ii) for each standby Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Margin times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit; provided, however, any Letter of Credit Fees otherwise payable for the account of a Defaulting Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit as to which such Defaulting Lender has not provided Cash Collateral satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.19 shall be payable, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, to the other Lenders in accordance with the upward adjustments in their respective Pro Rata Share allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.19(a)(iv), with the balance of such fee, if any, payable to such L/C Issuer for its own account. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.4. Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) due and payable on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand and (ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. If there is any change in the Applicable Margin during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each standby Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Margin separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Margin was in effect.

 

(j)                 Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to applicable L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, a fronting fee (i) with respect to each commercial Letter of Credit, at the rate equal to an amount to be agreed at the time of issuance of each such commercial Letter of Credit, computed on the amount of such Letter of Credit, and payable upon the issuance thereof, (ii) with respect to any amendment of a commercial Letter of Credit increasing the amount of such Letter of Credit, at a rate separately agreed between the Borrower and the applicable L/C Issuer, computed on the amount of such increase, and payable upon the effectiveness of such amendment, and (iii) with respect to each standby Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum equal to 0.125% per annum, computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the last Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.4. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.

 

(k)               Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.

 

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(l)                 Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such subsidiaries.

 

(m)             Resignation as L/C Issuer. Any L/C Issuer (unless it is the sole L/C Issuer, in which case, so long as a replacement L/C Issuer reasonably acceptable to the Borrower has agreed to assume the responsibilities of the L/C Issuer, such L/C Issuer) may, upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of any L/C Issuer; provided, further, that the resignation of such L/C Issuer shall only become effective upon the payment of all fees and other amounts due and owing hereunder by such successor to such resigning L/C Issuer. If MSSF or another Lender resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of an L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit that it issued, including Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.3(d)). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer as the case may be, and (b) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of such L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit and the successor L/C Issuer shall arrange for the return and cancellation of all such Letters of Credit to the resigning L/C Issuer.

 

2.4           Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds.

 

(a)               Pro Rata Shares. All Loans shall be made, and all participations purchased, by Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their respective Pro Rata Shares, it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby, nor shall any Term Loan Commitment or any Revolving Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of a default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby.

 

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(b)               Availability of Funds. Unless Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the applicable Credit Date that such Lender does not intend to make available to Administrative Agent the amount of such Lender’s Loan requested on such Credit Date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to Administrative Agent on such Credit Date and the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, but shall not be obligated to, make available to Borrower a corresponding amount on such Credit Date. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to Administrative Agent by such Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to Administrative Agent, at the customary rate set by the Administrative Agent for the correction of errors among banks for three Business Days and thereafter at the Base Rate. In the event that (i) Administrative Agent does not make available to Borrower a requested amount on the applicable Credit Date until such time as all applicable Lenders have made payment to Administrative Agent, (ii) any payment by or on behalf of a Lender hereunder is not made in Same Day Funds prior to the time period specified herein, and (iii) such delay causes Administrative Agent’s failure to fund to Borrower in accordance with its Funding Notice, such payment shall be deemed a non-conforming payment and such Lender shall not receive interest hereunder with respect to the requested amount of such Lender’s Loans for the period commencing with the time specified in this Agreement for receipt of payment by Borrower through and including the time of Borrower’s receipt of the requested amount. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Borrower and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to Administrative Agent together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to Administrative Agent, at the rate payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans for such Class of Loans. Nothing in this Section 2.4(b) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Term Loan Commitments and Revolving Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

 

2.5          Evidence of Debt; Register; Disqualified Lenders; Lenders’ Books and Records; Notes..

 

(a)               Lenders’ Evidence of Debt. Each Lender shall maintain on its internal records an account or accounts evidencing the Obligations of the Borrower to such Lender, including the amounts of the Loans made by it and each repayment and prepayment in respect thereof. In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (b), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit. Any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower, absent manifest error; provided that the failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Lender’s Revolving Commitments or the Borrower’s Obligations in respect of any applicable Loans; and provided further, in the event of any inconsistency between the Register and any Lender’s records, the recordations in the Register shall govern.

 

(b)               Register. The Administrative Agent (or its agent or sub-agent appointed by it) shall maintain at its Principal Office a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of Lenders and the Revolving Commitments and the principal amounts and stated interest of the Loans of each Lender from time to time (the “Register”). The Administrative Agent shall record, or shall cause to be recorded, in the Register the Revolving Commitments and the Loans in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.4, and each repayment or prepayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans, and any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and each Lender, absent manifest error; provided that failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Lender’s Revolving Commitments or the Borrower’s Obligations in respect of any Loan. The Borrower hereby designates the Administrative Agent to serve as the Borrower’s non-fiduciary agent solely for purposes of maintaining the Register as provided in this Section 2.5, and the Borrower hereby agrees that, to the extent Administrative Agent serves in such capacity, the Administrative Agent and its officers, directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates shall constitute “Indemnitees”.

 

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(c)               Disqualified Lenders. The list of Disqualified Lenders will be available to the Lenders and the Agents upon request to the Administrative Agent. The parties to this Agreement hereby acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to be in default under this Agreement or to have any duty or responsibility or to incur any liabilities as a result of a breach of this Section 2.5(c), nor shall the Administrative Agent have any duty, responsibility or liability to monitor or enforce assignments, participations or other actions in respect of Disqualified Lenders (except to the extent of the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment)), or otherwise take (or omit to take) any action with respect thereto (it being understood that any assignment or participation to any Disqualified Lender without the Borrower’s prior written consent thereto shall be without effect and void and the Administrative Agent shall not consider any Disqualified Lender to be a Lender or have any rights hereunder (provided that the Administrative Agent has actual knowledge that a Lender is a Disqualified Lender)). The parties to this Agreement further acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding the right of the Borrower to supplement the list of Disqualified Lenders pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition thereof, in no event shall any such supplement apply retroactively to disqualify any Person or Persons that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest under this Agreement that is otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that upon the effectiveness of any such supplement, any such Person or Persons shall not be permitted to acquire additional Loans, Commitments or participations hereunder.

 

(d)            Notes. If so requested by any Lender by written notice to Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date (or, if such notice is delivered after the Closing Date, promptly after receipt by Borrower of such notice), the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (or, if applicable and if so specified in such notice, to any Person who is an assignee of such Lender pursuant to Section 10.4) on the Closing Date (or, if such notice is delivered after the Closing Date, promptly after the Borrower’s receipt of such notice) a Note or Notes to evidence such Lender’s Initial Tranche A Term Loan, Initial Tranche B Term Loan or Revolving Loan, as the case may be; provided that any excise, stamp or similar tax required to be paid by the Borrower or any other Credit Party pursuant to Rule 12B-4 of the Florida Administrative Code (or any successor or replacement provision thereto) as a result of the delivery of such Note shall be for the account of the Lender requesting such Note.

 

2.6          Interest on Loans.

 

(a)               Except as otherwise set forth herein, each Class of Loan shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date made through repayment (whether by acceleration or otherwise) thereof as follows:

 

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(i)               if a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; or

 

(ii)              if a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, at the Adjusted LIBOR plus the Applicable Margin.

 

(b)           The basis for determining the rate of interest with respect to any Loan, and the Interest Period with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, shall be selected by the Borrower and notified to Administrative Agent and Lenders pursuant to the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, as the case may be.

 

(c)            In connection with Eurocurrency Rate Loans, there shall be initially no more than ten Interest Periods plus three Interest Periods in respect of each additional Class of Commitments. With respect to the Initial Tranche A Term Loans, the Initial Tranche B Term Loans and Revolving Loans borrowed by the Borrower, in the event the Borrower fails to specify between a Base Rate Loan and a Eurocurrency Rate Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, such Loan, (i) if outstanding as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, will be automatically continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan with a one-month Interest Period on the last day of the then-current Interest Period for such Loan, (ii) if outstanding as a Base Rate Loan, will remain as a Base Rate Loan, (iii) [Reserved] or (iv) if not then outstanding, will be made as a Base Rate Loan. In the event the Borrower fails to specify an Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Rate Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month. As soon as practicable after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each Interest Rate Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties) the interest rate that shall apply to the Eurocurrency Rate Loans for which an interest rate is then being determined for the applicable Interest Period and shall promptly give notice thereof (in writing or by telephone confirmed in writing) to Borrower and each Lender.

 

(d)           All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Base Rate at times when the Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Base Rate or Adjusted LIBOR shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error. In computing interest on any Loan, the date of the making of such Loan or the first day of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Term Loan, the last Interest Payment Date with respect to such Term Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted from a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan to such Base Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be included, and the date of payment of such Loan or the expiration date of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Base Rate Loan to such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be excluded; provided, if a Loan is repaid on the same day on which it is made, one day’s interest shall be paid on that Loan.

 

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(e)            Except as otherwise set forth herein, interest on each Loan (i) shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date with respect to interest accrued on and to each such payment date; (ii) shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be payable in arrears upon any prepayment of that Loan, whether voluntary or mandatory, to the extent accrued on the amount being prepaid; and (iii) shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be payable in arrears at maturity of the Loans, including final maturity of the Loans; provided, however, with respect to any voluntary prepayment of a Base Rate Loan, accrued and unpaid interest shall instead be payable on the applicable Interest Payment Date.

 

2.7          Conversion/Continuation.

 

(a)            Subject to Section 2.15 and so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing.

 

(i)                The Borrower shall have the option to convert at any time all or any part of any Revolving Loans or any Term Loan, in each case, equal to or greater than $500,000 from one Type of Loan to another Type of Loan; provided a Eurocurrency Rate Loan may only be converted on the expiration of the Interest Period applicable thereto unless the Borrower shall pay all amounts due under Section 2.15 in connection with any such conversion; or

 

(ii)              Borrower shall have the option upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan to continue all or any portion of such Loan equal to or greater than $500,000 as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan.

 

(b)               Subject to Section 3.2(b), the Borrower shall deliver a Conversion/Continuation Notice to Administrative Agent no later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed conversion date (in the case of a conversion to a Base Rate Loan) and at least three Business Days in advance of the proposed conversion/continuation date (in the case of a conversion to, or a continuation of, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan). Except as otherwise provided herein, a Conversion/Continuation Notice for conversion to (solely with respect to Initial Tranche A Term Loans and Initial Tranche B Term Loans), or continuation of, any Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be irrevocable on and after 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the related Interest Rate Determination Date and the Borrower shall be bound to effect a conversion or continuation in accordance therewith. If on any day a Loan is outstanding with respect to which a Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice has not been delivered to Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof specifying the applicable basis for determining the rate of interest, then for that day such Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan.

 

2.8          Default Interest. During the continuance of any Event of Default, the Borrower shall pay interest on past due amounts owing by it hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws; provided that no interest at the Default Rate shall accrue or be payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. Accrued and unpaid interest on such amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

 

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2.9           Commitment Fees.

 

(a)            The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender, in accordance with its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement, an unused commitment fee (the “Unused Commitment Fee”) equal to the Applicable Margin for Unused Commitment Fees times the actual daily amount by which the aggregate Revolving Commitments exceeds the sum of (A) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Swing Line Loans) and (B) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations; provided that any Unused Commitment Fee accrued with respect to any of the Revolving Commitments of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be 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 provided, further, that no Unused Commitment Fee shall accrue on any of the Revolving Commitments of a Defaulting Lender. The Unused Commitment Fee on the Revolving Commitments shall accrue at all times from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date for the Revolving Loans, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each of March, June, September and December, commencing with the last Business Day of the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, and on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Loans. The Unused Commitment Fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Margin during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Margin separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Margin was in effect.

 

(b)           Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Agents such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever (except as expressly agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Agent).

 

2.10        Scheduled Payments.

 

(a)            Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders of the applicable Class as follows:

 

(i)                 on the following dates (or, if any such date is not a Business Day, on the last Business Day immediately preceding such date) an aggregate amount equal to the respective percentage of the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Tranche A Term Loans (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Sections 2.11, 2.12 and 2.13, as applicable):

 

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Date Percentage of Principal Amount of
Initial Tranche A Term Loans
March 31, 2016 1.25%
June 30, 2016 1.25%
September 30, 2016 1.25%
December 31, 2016 1.25%
March 31, 2017 1.25%
June 30, 2017 1.25%
September 30, 2017 1.25%
December 31, 2017 1.25%
March 31, 2018 2.50%
June 30, 2018 2.50%
September 30, 2018 2.50%
December 31, 2018 2.50%
March 31, 2019 2.50%
June 30, 2019 2.50%
September 30, 2019 2.50%
December 31, 2019 2.50%
March 31, 2020 2.50%
June 30, 2020 2.50%
September 30, 2020 2.50%

 

(ii)              for the ratable account of the Initial Tranche B Term Lenders, on the last Business Day of each of March, June, September and December commencing on June 30, 2016, an aggregate amount equal to $9,836,234.18 (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Sections 2.11, 2.12 and 2.13, as applicable);

 

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(iii)             on the Maturity Date for the Initial Tranche A Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Tranche A Term Loans outstanding on such date; and

 

(iv)             on the Maturity Date for the Initial Tranche B Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Tranche B Term Loans outstanding on such date;

 

provided that the amount of any such payment set forth above shall be adjusted to account for the addition of any Extended Term Loan or Incremental Term Loans to contemplate (A) the reduction in the aggregate principal amount of any Term Loans that were converted in connection with the incurrence of such Extended Term Loans, and (B) any increase to payments to the extent and as required pursuant to the terms of any applicable Incremental Amendment involving a Term Loan Increase to the Term Loans, a Refinancing Amendment to the amount of Term Loans or an Extension Amendment increasing the amount of Term Loans.

 

(b)               Revolving Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Loans the aggregate principal amount of all of its Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.

 

2.11        Voluntary Prepayments/Commitment Reductions; Call Protection.

 

(a)            Voluntary Prepayments.

 

(i)                 At any time and from time to time, the Borrower may prepay any Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part upon notice substantially in the form of Exhibit J delivered within the periods set forth in clause (ii) below, with any partial prepayment being (x) in the case of the Term Loans, in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000, and integral multiples of $250,000, in excess of that amount and (y) in the case of the Revolving Loans, in an aggregate minimum amount of the Prepayment Minimum and integral multiples of the Prepayment Multiple in excess of that amount.

 

(ii)              All such prepayments shall be made:

 

(1)               upon not less than one Business Day’s prior written or telephonic notice in the case of Base Rate Loans; and

 

(2)               upon not less than three Business Days’ prior written or telephonic notice in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans,

 

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in each case given to the Administrative Agent by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date required and, if given by telephone, promptly confirmed by delivery of written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent will promptly transmit such original notice for Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as the case may be, by telefacsimile or telephone to each Lender)notify the Lenders of such prepayment. Upon the giving of any such notice, the principal amount of the Loans specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the prepayment date specified therein; provided that any such prepayment notice may condition the prepayment obligation on the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event specified therein (including a Change of Control, refinancing transaction or Permitted Acquisition or other Investment), in which case such notice may be revoked (or extended) by the Borrower (in its sole discretion) if such condition is not satisfied. Voluntary prepayments of any Class of Term Loan permitted hereunder shall be applied to the remaining scheduled installments of principal thereof pursuant to Section 2.10 in a manner determined at the sole discretion of the Borrower and specified in the notice of prepayment, and on a pro rata basis among Classes of Term Loans. In the event that the Borrower does not specify the order in which to apply prepayments to reduce scheduled installments of principal or as between Classes of Term Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected that such prepayment be applied to reduce the scheduled installments of principal in direct order of maturity on a pro rata basis among Classes of Term Loan.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.11, any Lender may, with the consent of the Borrower and upon notice to the Administrative Agent, elect to accept Rollover Indebtedness in lieu of all or part of such Lender’s pro rata portion of any prepayment of Term Loans made pursuant to this Section 2.11.

 

(b)           Term Loan Call Protection. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that, on or prior to the date which is twelve months after the Closing Date, the Borrower (x) prepays, refinances, substitutes or replaces any Initial Tranche A Term Loans or any Initial Tranche B Term Loans pursuant to a Repricing Transaction, or (y) effects any amendment of this Agreement resulting in a Repricing Transaction, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the applicable Term Loan Lenders, (I) in the case of clause (x), a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Tranche A Term Loans and/or Initial Tranche B Term Loans so prepaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced and (II) in the case of clause (y), a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Initial Tranche A Term Loans and Initial Tranche B Term Loans outstanding immediately prior to such amendment. Such amounts shall be due and payable on the date of effectiveness of such Repricing Transaction; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall not be subject to the requirements of this Section 2.11 with respect to any Repricing Transaction occurring after the twelve month anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

(c)            Voluntary Commitment Reductions.

 

(i)                The Borrower may, upon not less than three Business Days’ prior written or telephonic notice promptly confirmed by delivery of written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent (which original written notice the Administrative Agent will promptly transmit by telefacsimile or telephone to each applicable Lender), at any time and from time to time terminate in whole or permanently reduce in part, without premium or penalty, the Revolving Commitments in an amount up to the amount by which the Revolving Commitments exceed the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments at the time of such proposed termination or reduction; provided any such partial reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000, and integral multiples of $250,000 in excess of that amount.

 

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(ii)              The Borrower’s notice to the Administrative Agent shall designate the date (which shall be a Business Day) of such termination or reduction and the amount of any partial reduction, and such termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be effective on the date specified in the Borrower’s notice and shall reduce the Revolving Commitment of each Lender proportionately to its Pro Rata Share thereof; provided that any such termination or reduction notice may condition the termination or reduction on the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event (including a Change of Control, refinancing transaction, Permitted Acquisition or other Investment) in which case such notice may be revoked (or extended) by the Borrower if such condition is not satisfied.

 

(iii)            If, after giving effect to any reduction of the Revolving Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Revolving Commitments, such sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.

 

2.12        Mandatory Prepayments.

 

(a)      Asset Sales; Casualty Events; Debt. The Borrower shall apply all Net Cash Proceeds to prepay Term Loans:

 

(i)                 within five Business Days following actual receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds from an Asset Sale or the Net Cash Proceeds from a Casualty Event (unless the Borrower shall have delivered a Reinvestment Notice on or prior to such fifth Business Day); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) on each Reinvestment Prepayment Date, an amount equal to the Reinvestment Prepayment Amount with respect to the relevant Reinvestment Event shall be applied to such prepayment (together with accrued interest thereon); (B) the Borrower shall only be required to make a mandatory prepayment with the Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event pursuant to this Section 2.12(a)(i) if the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds in any Fiscal Year in respect of all Asset Sales or all Casualty Events, respectively, exceeds the greater of $20.0 million and 1.15% of Consolidated Total Assets; and (C) to the extent such aggregate Net Cash Proceeds do not exceed $20.0 million and 1.15% of Consolidated Total Assets in any Fiscal Year, then the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be entitled to retain any such Net Cash Proceeds, with no prepayment obligation, and use such Net Cash Proceeds for any purposes not prohibited under this Agreement; and

 

(ii)              within one Business Day following receipt of Net Cash Proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness (other than Excluded Indebtedness);

 

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provided, in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above and in the case of Section 2.12(b) below, if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Borrower shall be required to, or to offer to, repurchase or redeem or repay or prepay any Refinancing Loans or any Indebtedness secured on a pari passu basis with or senior to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness with the Net Cash Proceeds of such Asset Sale, Casualty Event or incurrence, issuance or sale of Indebtedness or with such Excess Cash Flow (such Indebtedness required to be offered to be so repurchased, “Other Applicable Indebtedness”), then the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) may apply such Net Cash Proceeds or such Excess Cash Flow on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans (but not the Revolving Loans) and Other Applicable Indebtedness at such time); provided that if no Term Loans subject to such mandatory prepayment requirement are outstanding or will be outstanding after the application of such prepayment, then the Borrower may apply all such Net Cash Proceeds or such Excess Cash Flow after the repayment of such Term Loans to repay the Other Applicable Indebtedness; provided, further, that the portion of such Net Cash Proceeds or such Excess Cash Flow allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds or such Excess Cash Flow required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, and the remaining amount, if any, of such Net Cash Proceeds or such Excess Cash Flow shall be allocated to the Term Loans (in accordance with the terms hereof); provided, further, that to the extent the holders of Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such Indebtedness repurchased or repaid with such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, the declined amount of such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereof (to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, would otherwise have been required to be so applied if such Other Applicable Indebtedness was not then outstanding).

 

(b)               Excess Cash Flow. Commencing with respect to the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2017, not later than ten Business Days after the date on which the Borrower is required to deliver financial statements with respect to the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period under Section 5.4(a) for such Excess Cash Flow Period, the Borrower shall calculate Excess Cash Flow for the relevant Excess Cash Flow Period (the “Excess Cash Flow Calculation Date”) and the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans in an amount equal to (i) the Required Percentage times the amount of such Excess Cash Flow, minus (ii) the amount of any voluntary prepayments, repurchase or redemptions of principal during such Excess Cash Flow Period or, at the Borrower’s option, on or prior to the Excess Cash Flow Calculation Date (to the extent not financed with (A) the proceeds of the incurrence of Indebtedness having a maturity of more than twelve months from the date of incurrence thereof (excluding prepayments with Revolving Loans hereunder or pursuant to other revolving commitments available to the Borrowers) or (B) the proceeds of Refinancing Loans or the proceeds of Refinancing Equivalent Debt), in each case, not previously deducted pursuant to this clause (ii) in any prior period, of (w) Term Loans (provided that with respect to any prepayment of Term Loans below the par value thereof, the aggregate amount of such prepayment for purposes of this clause (ii) shall be the amount of the Borrower’s cash payment in respect of such prepayment), (x) Revolving Loans or Incremental Revolving Loans (in each case, to the extent commitments in respect thereof are permanently reduced by the amount of such prepayments), (y) Refinancing Loans, Incremental Loans, Incremental Equivalent Debt and any other Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.1 that in each case is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations and (z) any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing that is secured by the same collateral, and with the same priority, as the Indebtedness being refinanced, in each case, permitted hereunder, minus (iii) the amount of any mandatory prepayments of Term Loans actually made pursuant to Section 2.10 during such Excess Cash Flow Period.

 

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(c)               AHYDO Saver Payments. If the Initial Tranche B Term Loans would otherwise constitute an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, at the end of each tax accrual period ending after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, the Borrower shall prepay in cash a portion of each Initial Tranche B Term Loan then outstanding equal to the “Initial Tranche B Mandatory Principal Prepayment Amount” (as defined below) with respect to such tax accrual period (each such prepayment, an “Initial Tranche B Mandatory Principal Prepayment”). The prepayment price for the portion of each Initial Tranche B Term Loan prepaid pursuant to an Initial Tranche B Mandatory Principal Prepayment shall be 100% of the principal amount of such portion plus any accrued interest thereon on the date of such prepayment. The “Initial Tranche B Mandatory Principal Prepayment Amount” with respect to a tax accrual period means the portion of each Initial Tranche B Term Loan required to be prepaid with respect to such tax accrual period so that none of the outstanding Initial Tranche B Term Loans is treated as an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code; provided that if there is uncertainty (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) regarding the determination of the portion so required to be prepaid, such portion shall be set at an amount not less than the amount the Borrower determines in good faith to be so required, and each such determination by the Borrower shall be conclusive and binding, and such portion shall constitute the Initial Tranche B Mandatory Principal Prepayment Amount with respect to such tax accrual period, for all purposes under this Agreement (regardless of any subsequent determination that such portion may have exceeded the amount so required to be prepaid). For the avoidance of doubt, the Initial Tranche B Mandatory Principal Prepayment Amount with respect to a tax accrual period shall represent the same percentage of the principal amount of each outstanding Initial Tranche B Term Loan with respect to such tax accrual period.

 

(d)               Exceeding Revolving Commitments. If for any reason the aggregate Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations at any time exceeds the aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect, the Borrower shall promptly (but in any event, within one Business Day) prepay Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize any other L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.12(d).

 

(e)               Declining Lender. With respect to any prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(a)(i) or (b), the Borrower may elect, at its option, to allow the Term Lenders to decline to accept the applicable prepayment. If the Borrower allows the Term Lenders to decline a prepayment, any Lender may elect, by written notice to the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by hand delivery, facsimile transmission or PDF attachment to an e-mail) at least one Business Day prior to the required prepayment date, to decline all or any portion of such mandatory prepayment of its Loans pursuant to this Section 2.12, in which case the aggregate amount of the mandatory prepayment that would have been applied to prepay Loans but was so declined shall be applied as required under the terms of any permitted Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries and may otherwise be retained by the Borrower and shall increase the Cumulative Credit.

 

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(f)                [Reserved].Notice of Mandatory Prepayment. The Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent written notice of any prepayment under this Section 2.12 not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment.

 

(g)               Other Foreign Entities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any Net Cash Proceeds in respect of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event or any Excess Cash Flow attributable to a Foreign Subsidiary that is required to be applied to prepay the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(a)(i) or (b), (i) would be prohibited or restricted under applicable local law (including, without limitation, as a result of laws or regulations relating to financial assistance, corporate benefit, restrictions on upstreaming of cash intragroup and fiduciary and statutory duties of directors of relevant subsidiaries) (provided that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall take all commercially reasonable actions available under local law to permit such repatriation) or (ii) would result in material adverse tax consequences as determined in good faith by the Borrower (which shall be conclusively evidenced by a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower) (including, without limitation, as a result of any withholding tax), then in each case, the Borrower shall not be required to prepay such amounts (the “Excluded Amounts”) as required under Section 2.12(a)(i) or (b) (any such limitation, a “Repatriation Limitation”). The non-application of the Excluded Amounts as a consequence of any Repatriation Limitation will not constitute an Event of Default hereunder. For purposes of the foregoing, Excess Cash Flow shall be allocated among Restricted Subsidiaries in various jurisdictions determined by the Borrower and the Excluded Amounts shall be available for working capital or other purposes of the Borrower, the Foreign Subsidiary or any Restricted Subsidiary. Excluded Amounts shall not be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, regardless of whether the Repatriation Limitation ceases to apply after such initial determination.

 

(h)               Order of Payments. Except as may be otherwise set forth with respect to Loans incurred in connection with any Refinancing Amendment, Term Loan Extension Request or Incremental Amendment, (i) each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be applied ratably to each Class of Term Loans then outstanding, except that the Borrower may direct that any proceeds of Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Revolving Loans or Refinancing Equivalent Debt shall be applied to the Class or Classes of Term Loans being refinanced as selected by the Borrower (provided that any Class of Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans or Extended Term Loans may specify that one or more other Classes of Term Loans may be prepaid prior to such Class of Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans or Extended Term Loans); (ii) with respect to each Class of Term Loans, each prepayment pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 2.12 shall be applied to the remaining installments as directed by the Borrower (and, if not so directed, in direct order of maturity) and (iii) each such prepayment shall be paid to the Appropriate Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares of such prepayment.

 

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(i)                 Break-Funding Savings Clause. Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Section 2.12, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans is required to be made under this Section 2.12, prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, in lieu of making any payment pursuant to this Section 2.12 in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, deposit an amount sufficient to make any such prepayment otherwise required to be made thereunder together with accrued interest to the last day of such Interest Period into a Cash Collateral Account until the last day of such Interest Period, at which time the Administrative Agent shall be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Credit Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of such Loans in accordance with this Section 2.12. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall also be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Credit Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of the outstanding Loans in accordance with the relevant provisions of Section 8.1. Such deposit shall be deemed to be a prepayment of such Loans by the Borrower for all purposes under this Agreement.

 

(j)                 Prepayment Certificate. Concurrently with any prepayment of the Loans pursuant to Sections 2.12(a), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer demonstrating the calculation of the amount of the applicable Net Cash Proceeds. In the event that Borrower shall subsequently determine that the actual amount of Net Cash Proceeds received exceeded the amount set forth in such certificate, the Borrower shall promptly make an additional prepayment of the Loans in an amount equal to such excess in accordance with Section 2.12(a), and the Borrower shall concurrently therewith deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer demonstrating the derivation of such excess.

 

2.13       General Provisions Regarding Payments.

 

(a)               All payments by the Borrower of principal, interest, fees and other Obligations shall be made in Dollars in Same Day Funds, without defense, recoupment, setoff or counterclaim, free of any restriction or condition, and delivered to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date due at the Principal Office of the Administrative Agent for the account of Lenders; for purposes of computing interest and fees, funds received by the Administrative Agent after that time on such due date shallmay, in the Administrative Agent’s discretion, be deemed to have been paid by Borrower on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

(b)               All payments in respect of the principal amount of any Loan (other than voluntary prepayments of Revolving Loans) shall be accompanied by payment of accrued interest on the principal amount being repaid or prepaid, and all such payments (and, in any event, any payments in respect of any Loan on a date when interest is due and payable with respect to such Loan) shall be applied to the payment of interest then due and payable before application to principal.

 

(c)               The Administrative Agent (or its agent or sub-agent appointed by it) shall promptly distribute to each Lender, at such address as such Lender shall indicate in writing, such Lender’s applicable share of all payments and prepayments of principal and interest due hereunder, together with all other amounts due thereto, including all fees payable with respect thereto, to the extent received by the Administrative Agent.

 

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(d)               Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions hereof, if any Conversion/Continuation Notice is withdrawn as to any Lender requesting compensation pursuant to Section 2.16(b), the Administrative Agent shall give effect thereto in apportioning payments received thereafter.

 

(e)               Subject to the provisos set forth in the definition of “Interest Period” as they may apply to Revolving Loans, whenever any payment to be made hereunder with respect to any Revolving Loan shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to Revolving Loans only, such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest hereunder or of the Revolving Commitment fees hereunder.

 

(f)                Administrative Agent shallmay deem any payment by or on behalf of Borrower hereunder that is not made in Same Day Funds prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) for any payments in Dollars to be a non-conforming payment. Any such payment shallmay not be deemed to have been received by the Administrative Agent until the later of (i) the time such funds become available funds, and (ii) the applicable next Business Day. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt telephonic notice to the Borrower and each applicable Lender (confirmed in writing) if any payment is non-conforming. Any non-conforming payment may constitute or become a Default or Event of Default in accordance with the terms of Section 8.1(a). Interest shall continue to accrue on any principal as to which a non-conforming payment is made until such funds become available funds (but in no event less than the period from the date of such payment to the next succeeding applicable Business Day) at the rate determined pursuant to Section 2.6 from the date such amount was due and payable until the date such amount is paid in full.

 

(g)               If an Event of Default shall have occurred and not otherwise been waived, and the maturity of the Obligations shall have been accelerated pursuant to Section 8.1 or pursuant to any sale of, any collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral, all payments or proceeds received by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent in respect of any of the Obligations shall be applied in accordance with the application arrangements described in Section 4.02 of the Pledge and Security Agreement.

 

2.14        Ratable Sharing. Lenders hereby agree among themselves that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or the Collateral Documents with respect to amounts realized from the exercise of rights with respect to Liens on the Collateral, if any of them shall, whether by voluntary or mandatory payment (other than a voluntary or mandatory prepayment of Loans made and applied in accordance with the terms hereof), through the exercise of any right of set-off or banker’s lien, by counterclaim or cross action or by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents or otherwise, or as adequate protection of a deposit treated as cash collateral under the Bankruptcy Code, receive payment or reduction of a proportion of the aggregate amount of principal, interest, amounts payable in respect of Letters of Credit, fees and other amounts then due and owing to such Lender hereunder or under the other Credit Documents (collectively, the “Aggregate Amounts Due” to such Lender) which is greater than the proportion received by any other Lender in respect of the Aggregate Amounts Due to such other Lender, then the Lender receiving such proportionately greater payment shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent and each other Lender of the receipt of such payment and (b) apply a portion of such payment to purchase participations (which it shall be deemed to have purchased from each seller of a participation simultaneously upon the receipt by such seller of its portion of such payment) in the Aggregate Amounts Due to the other Lenders so that all such recoveries of Aggregate Amounts Due shall be shared by all Lenders in proportion to the Aggregate Amounts Due to them; provided, if all or part of such proportionately greater payment received by such purchasing Lender is thereafter recovered from such Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower or otherwise, those purchases shall be rescinded and the purchase prices paid for such participations shall be returned to such purchasing Lender ratably to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. The Borrower expressly consents to the foregoing arrangement and agrees that any holder of a participation so purchased may exercise any and all rights of banker’s lien, consolidation, set-off or counterclaim with respect to any and all monies owing by the Borrower to that holder with respect thereto as fully as if that holder were owed the amount of the participation held by that holder. The provisions of this Section  2.14 shall not be construed to apply to (a) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (b) any payment obtained by any Lender as consideration for the assignment or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or other Obligations owed to it.

 

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2.15             Making or Maintaining Eurocurrency Rate Loans.

 

(a)               Inability to Determine Applicable Interest Rate. If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan:

 

(i)                 the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBOR for such Interest Period; or

 

(ii)              the Administrative Agent is advised by the Requisite Lenders that the Adjusted LIBOR for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining such Loans included for such Interest Period (each of clause (i) and (ii), a “Market Disruption Event”);

 

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the applicable Lenders by telephone, facsimile transmission or PDF attachment to an e-mail as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Funding Notice that requests the conversion of any applicable Loan to, or continuation of any such Loan as, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan may be revoked by the Borrower or, failing revocation, shall be ineffective and such Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be converted to a Base Rate Borrowing. During any period in which a Market Disruption Event is in effect, the Borrower may request that the Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lenders, as applicable, confirm that the circumstances giving rise to the Market Disruption Event continue to be in effect; provided that (A) the Borrower shall not be permitted to submit any such request more than once in any 30-day period and (B) nothing contained in this Section 2.15 or the failure to provide confirmation of the continued effectiveness of such Market Disruption Event shall in any way affect the Administrative Agent’s or Requisite Lenders’ right to provide any additional notices of a Market Disruption Event as provided in this Section 2.15. If the Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders, as applicable, have not confirmed within 10 Business Days after request of such report from the Borrower that a Market Disruption Event has occurred, then such Market Disruption Event shall be deemed to be no longer existing.

 

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(b)               Illegality. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or if any Governmental Authority has asserted after the Closing Date that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable lending office to make or maintain any Eurocurrency Rate Loans, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligations of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), either convert all Borrowings of such Lender to Base Rate Borrowings on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Term Loans. Upon any such conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so converted.

 

(c)               Compensation for Breakage or Non-Commencement of Interest Periods. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurocurrency Rate Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto or (d) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.18, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for its actual loss, cost and expense (if any) attributable to such event. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

 

2.16             Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy.

 

(a)               If any Change in Law shall:

 

(i)                 impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in Adjusted LIBOR);

 

(ii)              subject the Administrative Agent or any Lender to any Taxes (other than Indemnified Taxes and Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

 

(iii)            impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (in each case, other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender;

 

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender, upon written request of such Lender, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

(b)               If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, no Lender shall demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) as a result of a Change in Law resulting from Basel III or the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of such Lender to demand such compensation from similarly situated borrowers (to the extent that, with respect to such Change in Law, such Lender has the right to do so under its credit facilities with similarly situated borrowers).

 

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(c)               A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as applicable, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 2.16 shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.

 

(d)               Promptly after any Lender has determined that it will make a request for increased compensation pursuant to this Section 2.16, such Lender shall notify the Borrower. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.16 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.16 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 90 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided, further, that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 90-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

 

2.17             Taxes; Withholding, Etc.

 

For purposes of this Section 2.17, the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

 

(a)               Payments to Be Free and Clear. All amounts payable by or on behalf of any Credit Party hereunder and under the other Credit Documents to or for the benefit of the Administrativeany Agent or any Lender shall (except to the extent required by applicable law) be paid free and clear of, and without any deduction or withholding on account of, any Tax.

 

(b)               Withholding of Taxes. If any Credit Party, other applicable withholding agent or Administrative Agent is required by applicable law or the administrative practice of any Governmental Authority to make any deduction or withholding on account of any Tax from any amount paid or payable by any Credit Party under any of the Credit Documents to or for the benefit of the Administrativeany Agent or any Lender: (i) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any such requirement or any change in any such requirement as soon as it becomes aware of it; (ii) the applicable withholding agent shall deduct or withhold such Tax and pay, or cause to be paid, any such Tax deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority, (iii) if the Tax is an Indemnified Tax, the amount payable by such Credit Party in respect of which the relevant deduction, withholding or payment is required shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of the deduction, withholding or payment for Indemnified Taxes (including any deduction, withholding or payment applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section 2.17), the Administrativeapplicable Agent or the applicable Lender, as the case may be, receives on the due date a net amount equal to what it would have received had no such deduction, withholding or payment for Indemnified Taxes been required or made; and (iv) as soon as practicable after the due date of payment to the relevant Governmental Authority of any Tax deducted or withheld in accordance with clause (ii) above, the applicable withholding agent shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of such deduction, withholding or payment and of the remittance thereof to the relevant Governmental Authority.

 

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(c)               Tax Documentation.

 

(i)                 If the Administrativeany Agent or any Lender is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Credit Document, the Administrativesuch Agent or such Lender shall deliver, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation that is required by applicable law or the administrative practice of any Governmental Authority and that is reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, the Administrativeany Agent or any Lender, if reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law and reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Agent or such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.

 

(ii)              Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

 

(A)             the Administrative Agent shall, to the extent legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower on or prior to the date on which it becomes the Administrative Agent under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower), executed originals of the applicable IRS Form W-8/W-9;

 

(B)              any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

(C)              any Lender that is not a U.S. Person shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(1)               in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as appropriate) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Credit Document, IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

 

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(2)               executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

(3)               in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 to the effect that such Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as appropriate); or

 

(4)               to the extent a Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as appropriate), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or Exhibit F-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; and

 

(D)             the Administrative Agent and any Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which the Administrative Agent or such Lender becomes the Administrative Agent or a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower, withholding agent or Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

 

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(d)               The Credit Parties shall timely pay all Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authorities in accordance with applicable law or, at the option of the Administrativeapplicable Agent, timely reimburse it for such Other Taxes, in each case, within 10 days after demand therefor. The relevant Credit Party shall deliver to Administrativethe applicable Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to Administrativethe applicable Agent in respect of any Other Taxes payable hereunder, as soon as practicable after payment of such Other Taxes.

 

(e)               The Credit Parties shall indemnify the Administrativeeach Agent and any Lender, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of Indemnified Taxes (including any such Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.17 paid by the Administrativesuch Agent or Lender, or any of their respective Affiliates or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Person, and for any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability shall be delivered such Credit Party shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(f)                If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.17 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.17 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party as soon as reasonably practicable the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (f) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (f), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (f) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person, or to arrange its affairs in any particular manner.

 

(g)               If a payment made to a Lender under any Credit Document would be subject to 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 Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (g), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

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(h)               The Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

(i)                 [Reserved].

 

(j)                 Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.17 shall survive the resignation or, replacement of the Administrative, or removal of any Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and, the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligationsObligations under any Credit Document, and the termination of this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

 

2.18             Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of a Lender.

 

(a)               If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.16, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to mitigate the effects of the event giving rise to such request or payment, including, in the case of a Lender, designating a different lending office for funding or booking its Term Loans, Revolving Loans or participations in L/C Advances and Swing Line Loans made hereunder or assigning its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.16 or 2.17, as applicable, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in any respect. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

(b)               If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.16, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, or the Borrower is borrowing any Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments and such Lender is not an Extending Lender or any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, either (i) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, prepay such Lender’s outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Advances and Swing Line Loans hereunder in full without premium or penalty or (ii) require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 10.4), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Term Loans, Revolving Loans and participations in L/C Advances and Swing Line Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the Borrower or, in the case of an assignment, from the Borrower or the assignee and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.16 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. No action by or consent of the replaced Lender shall be necessary in connection with such removal or assignment, in the case of clause (ii) above, which shall be immediately and automatically effective upon payment of such purchase price. In connection with any such assignment, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, such replaced Lender and the replacement Lender shall otherwise comply with Section 10.4 (with the processing and recordation fee set forth therein to be paid by the Borrower or the replacement Lender); provided that if such replaced Lender does not comply with Section 10.4 within three Business Days after the Borrower’s request, compliance by such replaced Lender with Section 10.4 shall not be required to effect such assignment.

 

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(c)               If any Lender (such Lender, a “Non-Consenting Lender”) has failed to consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination which, pursuant to the terms of Section 10.8, requires the consent of all of the Lenders affected or all Lenders and with respect to which the Requisite Lenders or Requisite Class Lenders, as applicable, shall have granted their consent, then the Borrower shall have the right (unless such Non-Consenting Lender grants such consent), at its sole expense, to either (i) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, prepay such Lender’s outstanding Term Loans, Revolving Loans and participations in L/C Advances and Swing Line Loans hereunder in full without premium or penalty (including with respect to the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 10.4(b)(ii)(C)) or (ii) replace such Non-Consenting Lender by deeming such Non-Consenting Lender to have assigned its Loans and its Commitments hereunder to one or more assignees reasonably acceptable to the Borrower; provided that (A) all Obligations of the Borrower owing to such Non-Consenting Lender (including accrued fees and any amounts due under Section 2.11(a), Section 2.15, Section 2.16 or Section 2.17) being removed or replaced shall be paid in full to such Non-Consenting Lender concurrently with such removal or assignment and (B) in the case of clause (ii) above, the replacement Lender shall purchase the Loans and Commitments of the Non-Consenting Lender by paying to such Non-Consenting Lender a price equal to the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. No action by or consent of the Non-Consenting Lender shall be necessary in connection with such removal or assignment, in the case of clause (ii) above, which shall be immediately and automatically effective upon payment of such purchase price. In connection with any such assignment, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, such Non-Consenting Lender and the replacement Lender shall otherwise comply with Section 10.4 (with the processing and  recordation fee set forth therein to be paid by the Borrower or the replacement Lender); provided that if such Non-Consenting Lender does not comply with Section 10.4 within three Business Days after the Borrower’s request, compliance by such Non-Consenting Lender with Section 10.4 shall not be required to effect such assignment.

 

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2.19             Defaulting Lenders.

 

(a)               Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

 

(i)                 Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 10.8.

 

(ii)              Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 8.1 or otherwise) shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrativeany Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to an L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by an L/C Issuer, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation or Letter of Credit; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers or the Swing Line Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans, L/C Borrowings or Swing Line Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Borrowings or Swing Line Loans owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Borrowings owed to, that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.19(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

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(iii)            Certain Fees. That Defaulting Lender (x) shall not be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.9(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender) and (y) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit Fees as provided in Section 2.3(i).

 

(iv)             Reallocation of Pro Rata Share to Reduce Fronting Exposure. During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each Non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.3 or Swing Line Loans, the “Pro Rata Share” of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Loans, L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall be computed without giving effect to the Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided that (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default has occurred and is continuing; and (ii) such reallocation does not cause the Revolving Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitments.

 

(b)               Defaulting Lender Cure. If Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each L/C Issuer 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 determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the applicable Commitments (without giving effect to Section 2.19(a)(iv)), 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 having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

2.20             Incremental Facilities or Commitments.

 

(a)               Incremental Commitments. The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (an “Incremental Loan Notice”), indicate that it has obtained or is requesting (A) one or more new commitments which may be of the same Class as any outstanding Term Loan (a “Term Loan Increase”) or a new Class of Term Loans (collectively with any Term Loan Increase, the “Incremental Term Commitments”), and/or (B) one or more increases in the amount of the Revolving Commitments (including Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Extension Series and Refinancing Revolving Commitments) (the “Incremental Revolving Commitments” and the Incremental Revolving Commitments, collectively with any Incremental Term Commitments, the “Incremental Commitments”), whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy of such Incremental Loan Notice to each of the Lenders.

 

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(b)               Incremental Loans. On any Incremental Tranche Closing Date on which any Incremental Term Commitments of any Class are effected (including through any Term Loan Increase), subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions in this Section 2.20, (i) each Incremental Term Lender of such Class shall make a Loan to the requesting Borrower (an “Incremental Term Loan”) in an amount equal to its Incremental Term Commitment of such Class and (ii) each Incremental Term Lender of such Class shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Incremental Term Commitment of such Class and the Incremental Term Loans of such Class made pursuant thereto. On any Incremental Tranche Closing Date on which any Incremental Revolving Commitments of any Class are effected, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions in this Section 2.20, (i) each Incremental Revolving Lender of such Class shall make its Incremental Revolving Commitment available to the requesting Borrower (when borrowed, an “Incremental Revolving Loan” and collectively with any Incremental Term Loan, an “Incremental Loan”) in an amount equal to its Incremental Revolving Commitment of such Class and (ii) each Incremental Revolving Lender of such Class shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Incremental Revolving Commitment of such Class and the Incremental Revolving Loans of such Class made pursuant thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Incremental Term Loans may have identical terms (other than with respect to closing conditions, issuance date and other terms necessary to effectuate the implementation of such Incremental Term Loans) to any of the Term Loans and be treated as the same Class as any of such Term Loans.

 

(c)               Incremental Loan Request. Each Incremental Loan Notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.20 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments. Incremental Term Loans may be made, and Incremental Revolving Commitments may be provided, by any existing Lender (but no existing Lender will have an obligation to make any Incremental Commitment, nor will the Borrower have any obligation to approach any existing Lenders to provide any Incremental Commitment) or by any Additional Lender (each such existing Lender or Additional Lender providing such Commitment or Loan, an “Incremental Revolving Lender” or “Incremental Term Lender,” as applicable, and, collectively, the “Incremental Lenders”); provided that the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender shall have consented (not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed) to such Additional Lender’s making such Incremental Term Loans or providing such Incremental Revolving Commitments to the extent such consent, if any, would be required under Section 10.4(b)  10.4(b)(i) for an assignment of Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, to such Additional Lender.

 

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(d)               Effectiveness of Incremental Amendment. The effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment, and the Incremental Commitments thereunder, shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (the “Incremental Tranche Closing Date”) of each of the following conditions:

 

(i)                 (A) no Default or Event of Default exists or shall exist after giving effect to such Incremental Amendment and (B) to the extent subject to testing, the Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Performance Covenants after giving effect to such Incremental Amendment;

 

(ii)              [Reserved];

 

(iii)            each Incremental Term Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $25.0 million and shall be in an increment of $5.0 million (provided that such amount may be less than $25.0 million and not in an increment of $5.0 million if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause (iv) below), and each Incremental Revolving Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $25.0 million and shall be in an increment of $5.0 million (provided that such amount may be less than $25.0 million and not in an increment of $5.0 million if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause (iv) below); and

 

(iv)             the aggregate amount of the Incremental Commitments shall not exceed the Incremental Amount (at the time of incurrence or establishment of such Incremental Commitment).

 

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(e)               Required Terms. The terms, provisions and documentation of any Incremental Term Loan or any Incremental Term Commitment shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Term Commitments, and except as otherwise set forth herein, to the extent not substantially consistent with the Term Loans existing on the Incremental Tranche Closing Date (as determined by the Borrower and conclusively evidenced by a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower), shall be consistent with clauses (i) and (ii) below, as applicable, and otherwise shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as such) (other than in respect of pricing, fees, rate floors, optional prepayment, redemption terms, amortization or maturity), it being understood that to the extent any Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant is added for the benefit of any Incremental Loan or Incremental Commitment, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any existing Lender to the extent such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant is (A) also added for the benefit of the Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, existing on the Incremental Tranche Closing Date (it being understood that a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is added solely for the benefit of any Incremental Revolving Commitments shall not be required to be added for the benefit of any Term Loans) or (B) only applicable after the Maturity Date of any Term Loan or Revolving Commitment, as applicable, existing on the Incremental Tranche Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Term Loan Increase or Incremental Revolving Commitment, the terms, provisions and documentation of such Term Loan Increase or Incremental Revolving Commitment shall be identical (other than with respect to underwriting, commitment or upfront fees, original issue discount or similar fees) to the applicable Term Loans or Revolving Commitments being increased. In any event,

 

(i)                 each Incremental Term Loan or Incremental Term Commitment:

 

(A)             will rank pari passu in right of payment and in right of security with the other Loans or Commitments, as applicable, of such Class;

 

(B)              shall not mature earlier than the Maturity Date with respect to the Initial Tranche B Term Loans (prior to giving effect to any extensions thereof);

 

(C)              shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of each Class of Term Loans on the date of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Term Commitment (except by virtue of amortization or prepayment of the Initial Tranche B Term Loans prior to the time of such incurrence);

 

(D)             shall have fees and, subject to clauses (e)(i)(B) and (e)(i)(C) above and clause (e)(ii) below, amortization as determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders; and

 

(E)              may provide for the ability to participate on a pro rata basis, or on a less than pro rata basis, (but not on a greater than pro rata basis unless such Term Loans were made pursuant to an escrow or other similar arrangement), in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of Term Loans hereunder, as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment.

 

(ii)              the All-In-Yield applicable to the Incremental Term Loans of each Class shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable new Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Incremental Amendment; provided, however, that the All-In-Yield applicable to any such Incremental Term Loans shall not be greater than the applicable All-In-Yield payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement with respect to the Initial Tranche B Term Loans plus 50 basis points per annum, unless the Applicable Margin (together with, as provided in the proviso below, Adjusted LIBOR or Base Rate floor) with respect to such Initial Tranche B Term Loans is increased so as to cause the then applicable All-In-Yield under this Agreement on such Initial Tranche B Term Loans to equal the All-In-Yield then applicable to the Incremental Term Loans minus 50 basis points; provided that any increase in All-In-Yield to the Initial Tranche B Term Loans due to the application of an Adjusted LIBOR floor or Base Rate floor on any Incremental Term Loan shall be effected solely through an increase in (or implementation of, as applicable) any Adjusted LIBOR floor or Base Rate floor applicable to the Initial Tranche B Term Loans; provided further, that in the event of any increase in the Applicable Margin and/or Adjusted LIBOR and Base Rate floors with respect to the Initial Tranche B Term Loans as a result of this clause (ii), the Applicable Margin and/or Adjusted LIBOR and Base Rate floors, as applicable, with respect to the Initial Tranche A Term Loans shall be increased by a corresponding amount; and

 

(iii)            there shall be no borrower or guarantor in respect of such Incremental Term Loan or any Incremental Revolving Commitment that is not the Borrower or a Guarantor, and Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments shall not be secured by assets other than Collateral (except pursuant to an escrow or similar arrangement with respect to the proceeds of such Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments).

 

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(f)                Incremental Amendment. Commitments in respect of Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments shall become Commitments (or in the case of an Incremental Revolving Commitment to be provided by a Lender with an existing Revolving Commitment, an increase in such Lender’s applicable Revolving Commitment), under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Credit Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Incremental Lender providing such Commitments and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Amendment may, without the consent of any other Credit Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (i) as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.20, including amendments as deemed necessary by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable judgment to effect any lien subordination and associated rights of the applicable Lenders to the extent any Incremental Loans are to rank junior in right of security and/or (ii) so long as such amendments are not materially adverse to the Lenders, such other changes as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to maintain the fungibility of any such Incremental Term Loans with any tranche of then-outstanding Term Loans. The Borrower may use the proceeds, if any, of the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments unless it so agrees. At the request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, certifying that the conditions and requirements with respect to such Incremental Commitments and/or Incremental Loans set forth in this Section 2.20 have been met and such Incremental Amendment is authorized under this Section 2.20.

 

(g)               Reallocation of Revolving Exposure. Upon any Incremental Tranche Closing Date on which Incremental Revolving Commitments are effected, if, on the date of such increase, there are any Revolving Loans outstanding, each of the Lenders that has an existing Revolving Commitment or Revolving Exposure, as applicable, under such Class shall assign to each of the Incremental Revolving Lenders, and each of the Incremental Revolving Lenders shall purchase from each such Lender under such Class, at par, such interests in the Revolving Loans outstanding on such Incremental Tranche Closing Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Revolving Loans under such Class will be held by Lenders with existing Revolving Commitments or Revolving Exposure, as applicable, under such Class and Incremental Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Commitments under such Class after giving effect to the addition of such Incremental Revolving Commitments to the Revolving Commitments under such Class. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing and prepayment requirements in Sections 2.2 and 2.11 of this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

 

(h)               At any time and from time to time, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may issue one or more series of Incremental Equivalent Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed, as of the date of and after giving effect to the issuance of any such Incremental Equivalent Debt, the Incremental Amount.

 

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(i)                 The issuance of any Incremental Equivalent Debt pursuant to this Section 2.20 shall (i) in all cases, be subject to the terms and conditions applicable to Incremental Commitments set forth under Sections 2.20(d)(i), (e)(i) (provided that such Incremental Equivalent Debt may have an earlier maturity date or shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity if it is a customary bridge financing, 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 shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity than the Initial Tranche B Term Loans) and (e)(iii), as if set forth in this Section 2.20(i), mutatis mutandis (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the interest rate, upfront fees and original issue discount for any Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be as determined by the Borrower) and (ii) the covenants, events of default, guarantees and other terms of such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be customary for similar debt instruments in light of then-prevailing market conditions at the time of issuance, it being understood that a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to or at the incurrence of such Incremental Equivalent Debt, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Incremental Equivalent Debt or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions of the Incremental Equivalent Debt satisfy the requirement set forth in this clause (ii), shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions have been satisfied.

 

(j)                 This Section 2.20 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.14 or Section 10.8 to the contrary.

 

2.21             Refinancing Amendments.

 

(a)               Refinancing Commitments. The Borrower may, at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (a “Refinancing Loan Notice”), request (i) the establishment of one or more new Classes of term loans under this Agreement (any such new Class, “Refinancing Term Commitments”) or (ii) the establishment of one or more new Classes of revolving commitments under this Agreement (any such new Class, “Refinancing Revolving Commitments” and collectively with any Refinancing Term Commitments, “Refinancing Commitments”), in each case, established in exchange for, or to replace, repurchase, retire or refinance, in whole or in part, as selected by the Borrower, any one or more then-existing Class or Classes of Loans or Commitments (with respect to a particular Refinancing Commitment or Refinancing Loan, such existing Loans or Commitments, “Refinanced Debt”), whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy of each such notice to each of the Lenders.

 

(b)               Refinancing Loans. Any Refinancing Term Loans made pursuant to Refinancing Term Commitments or any Refinancing Revolving Commitments made on a Refinancing Closing Date shall be designated a separate Class of Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Revolving Commitments, as applicable, for all purposes of this Agreement. On any Refinancing Closing Date on which any Refinancing Term Commitments of any Class are effected, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions in this Section 2.21, (i) each Refinancing Term Lender of such Class shall make a Term Loan to the Borrower (a “Refinancing Term Loan”) in an amount equal to its Refinancing Term Commitment of such Class and (ii) each Refinancing Term Lender of such Class shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Refinancing Term Commitment of such Class and the Refinancing Term Loans of such Class made pursuant thereto. On any Refinancing Closing Date on which any Refinancing Revolving Commitments of any Class are effected, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions in this Section 2.21, (i) each Refinancing Revolving Lender of such Class shall make its Refinancing Revolving Commitment available to the Borrower (when borrowed, a “Refinancing Revolving Loan” and collectively with any Refinancing Term Loan, a “Refinancing Loan”) and (ii) each Refinancing Revolving Lender of such Class shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Refinancing Revolving Commitment of such Class and the Refinancing Revolving Loans of such Class made pursuant thereto.

 

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(c)               Refinancing Loan Notice. Each Refinancing Loan Notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.21 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Revolving Commitments and identify the Refinanced Debt with respect thereto. Refinancing Term Loans may be made, and Refinancing Revolving Commitments may be provided, by any existing Lender (but no existing Lender will have an obligation to make any Refinancing Commitment, nor will the Borrower have any obligation to approach any existing Lender to provide any Refinancing Commitment) or by any Additional Lender (each such existing Lender or Additional Lender providing such Commitment or Loan, a “Refinancing Revolving Lender” or “Refinancing Term Lender,” as applicable, and, collectively, “Refinancing Lenders”); provided that the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender shall have consented (not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed) to such Lender’s or Additional Lender’s making such Refinancing Term Loans or providing such Refinancing Revolving Commitments to the extent such consent, if any, would be required under Section 10.4(b)  10.4(b)(i) for an assignment of Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, to such Additional Lender.

 

(d)               Effectiveness of Refinancing Amendment. The effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, and the Refinancing Commitments thereunder, shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (a “Refinancing Closing Date”) of each of the following conditions, together with any other conditions set forth in the Refinancing Amendment:

 

(i)                 [Reserved];

 

(ii)              each Refinancing Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $500,000, and shall be in an increment of $250,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $500,000, and not in an increment of $250,000, if such amount is equal to (x) the entire outstanding principal amount of Refinanced Debt that is in the form of Term Loans or (y) the entire outstanding principal amount of Refinanced Debt (or commitments) that is in the form of Revolving Commitments); and

 

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(iii)            the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal or committed amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Refinanced Debt (plus the amount of unpaid accrued or capitalized interest and premiums thereon (including make-whole premiums, prepayment premiums, tender premiums and amounts required to be paid in connection with defeasance and satisfaction and discharge), underwriting discounts, original issue discount, defeasance costs, fees (including upfront fees), commissions and expenses).

 

(e)               Required Terms. The terms, provisions and documentation of the Refinancing Term Loans and Refinancing Term Commitments or the Refinancing Revolving Loans and Refinancing Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, of any Class shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Refinancing Lenders providing such Refinancing Commitments, and, except as otherwise set forth herein, to the extent not substantially identical to any Class of Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, each existing on the Refinancing Closing Date, shall be consistent with clauses (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, and otherwise shall be (taken as a whole) not materially more favorable (as reasonably determined by the Borrower and conclusively evidenced by a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower) to the Refinancing Lenders than those applicable to such Class (taken as a whole) being refinanced (except for (1) covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Maturity Date (as of the applicable Refinancing Closing Date) of such Class being refinanced, (2) pricing, fees, rate floors, optional prepayment, redemption terms and (3) subject to the immediately succeeding proviso, a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant); provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if any such terms, provisions and documentation of the Refinancing Term Loans and Refinancing Term Commitments or the Refinancing Revolving Loans and Refinancing Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of each other Loan or Commitment of such Class (provided, however, that if (I) the applicable Refinanced Debt includes a revolving tranche and a Refinancing Revolving Commitment is to be provided (whether or not the documentation therefor includes any other facilities) and (II) the applicable Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant is a financial maintenance covenant solely for the benefit of Revolving Loans thereunder, the Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall not be required to be included in this Agreement for the benefit of any Term Loans hereunder). In any event:

 

(i)                 the Refinancing Term Loans:

 

(A)             as of the Refinancing Closing Date, shall not have a final scheduled maturity date earlier than the Maturity Date of the Refinanced Debt,

 

(B)              shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Refinanced Debt on the date of incurrence of such Refinancing Loans (except by virtue of amortization or prepayment of the Refinanced Debt prior to the time of such incurrence),

 

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(C)              shall have an Applicable Margin and, subject to clauses (e)(i)(A) and (e)(i)(B) above, amortization determined by the Borrower and the applicable Refinancing Term Lenders,

 

(D)             shall not be subject to any guarantee by any Person other than a Credit Party and shall not include any borrower other than the Borrower hereunder,

 

(E)              in the case of any Refinancing Term Loans secured on a pari passu basis with the Initial Tranche A Term Loans and the Initial Tranche B Term Loans, may provide for the ability to participate on a pro rata basis, or on a less than pro rata basis, (but not on a greater than pro rata basis unless (i) such Refinancing Term Loans were made pursuant to an escrow or other similar arrangement and (ii) such greater than pro rata basis only relates to the proceeds placed in escrow or such other arrangement), in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of Term Loans hereunder, as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, and

 

(F)              shall either be (x) secured by the Collateral (and shall not be secured by any assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary not constituting Collateral (except if such Refinancing Term Loans were made pursuant to an escrow or similar arrangement solely with respect to proceeds of such Refinancing Term Loans plus any other cash or Cash Equivalents deposited to cover interest, fees or premium which may be payable upon the termination of such escrow or other arrangement) and shall rank pari passu or junior in right of security with the Obligations or (y) unsecured; and

 

(ii)              the Refinancing Revolving Commitments and Refinancing Revolving Loans:

 

(A)             (I) shall rank pari passu in right of payment with the Obligations and (II) shall either be (x) secured by the Collateral (and shall not be secured by any assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary not constituting Collateral (except if such Refinancing Revolving Commitments were made pursuant to an escrow or similar arrangement solely with respect to proceeds of such Refinancing Revolving Commitments and Refinancing Revolving Loans plus any other cash or Cash Equivalents deposited to cover interest, fees or premium which may be payable upon the termination of such escrow or other arrangement)) and shall rank pari passu or junior in right of security with the Obligations or (y) unsecured,

 

(B)              shall not have a final scheduled maturity date earlier than, or mandatory scheduled commitment reductions prior to, the Maturity Date with respect to the Refinanced Debt,

 

(C)              shall provide that the borrowing and repayment (except for (1) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Refinancing Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings), (2) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the Refinancing Revolving Commitments and (3) repayments made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments (in accordance with clause (E) below)) of Loans with respect to Refinancing Revolving Commitments after the associated Refinancing Closing Date shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Commitments,

 

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(D)             subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(c) to the extent dealing with Letters of Credit which mature or expire after a Maturity Date when there exists Refinancing Revolving Commitments with a longer Maturity Date, all Letters of Credit shall be participated on a pro rata basis by all Lenders with Commitments in accordance with their percentage of the Revolving Commitments existing on the Refinancing Closing Date (and except as provided in Section 2.3(c), without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier Maturity Date with respect to Letters of Credit theretofore incurred or issued),

 

(E)              in the case of any Refinancing Revolving Commitments secured on a pari passu basis with the Revolving Commitments, shall provide that the permanent repayment of Revolving Loans with respect to, and termination or reduction of, Refinancing Revolving Commitments after the associated Refinancing Closing Date shall be made on a pro rata basis, or on a less than (but not greater than, except that Refinancing Revolving Commitments may participate on a greater than pro rata basis in any permanent prepayments and termination with other Revolving Commitments, other than the Revolving Commitments in effect on the Closing Date) pro rata basis, with all other Revolving Commitments, except that the Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate Commitments in respect of any such Class of Revolving Loans on a greater than pro rata basis as compared to any other Class of Revolving Loans with a later Maturity Date than such Class or in connection with any refinancing thereof permitted by this Agreement,

 

(F)              shall provide that assignments and participations of Refinancing Revolving Commitments and Refinancing Revolving Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans existing on the Refinancing Closing Date,

 

(G)             shall provide that any Refinancing Revolving Commitments may constitute a separate Class or Classes, as the case may be, of Commitments from the Classes constituting the applicable Revolving Commitments prior to the Refinancing Closing Date; provided at no time shall there be Revolving Commitments hereunder (including Refinancing Revolving Commitments and any original Revolving Commitments) which have more than three different Maturity Dates unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent,

 

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(H)             shall have an Applicable Margin determined by the Borrower and the applicable Refinancing Revolving Lenders, and

 

(I)                shall not be subject to any guarantee by any Person other than a Credit Party and shall not include any borrower other than the Borrower hereunder.

 

(f)                Refinancing Amendment. Commitments in respect of Refinancing Term Loans and Refinancing Revolving Commitments shall become additional Commitments under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (a “Refinancing Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Credit Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Refinancing Lender providing such Commitments and the Administrative Agent. The Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any other Credit Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.21, including, if applicable, amendments as deemed necessary by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable judgment to effect (i) any lien subordination and associated rights of the applicable Lenders to the extent any Refinancing Loans are to rank junior in right of security and (ii) that any Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant does not benefit any Term Loan hereunder. The Borrower will use the proceeds, if any, of the Refinancing Term Loans and Refinancing Revolving Commitments in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace, repurchase, retire or refinance, and shall permanently terminate applicable commitments under, substantially concurrently, the applicable Refinanced Debt. At the request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, certifying that the conditions and requirements with respect to such Refinancing Commitments and/or Refinancing Loans set forth in this Section 2.21 have been met and such Refinancing Amendment is authorized under this Section 2.21.

 

(g)               Reallocation of Revolving Exposure. Upon any Refinancing Closing Date on which Refinancing Revolving Commitments are effected through the establishment of a new Class of revolving commitments pursuant to this Section 2.21, (i) if, on such date, there are any Revolving Loans outstanding, such Revolving Loans shall be prepaid from the proceeds of new Refinancing Revolving Loans under such new Class of Refinancing Revolving Commitments in such amounts as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to such Loans and all such related prepayments, all Revolving Loans will be held by all Lenders under the Revolving Commitments (including Lenders providing such Refinancing Revolving Commitments) ratably in accordance with their revolving commitments under all Revolving Commitments (after giving effect to the establishment of such Refinancing Revolving Commitments), (b) in the case of a Revolving Commitment, there shall be an automatic adjustment to the participations hereunder in Letters of Credit held by each Lender under the Revolving Commitments so that each such Lender shares ratably in such participations in accordance with their revolving commitments under all Revolving Commitments (after giving effect to the establishment of such Refinancing Revolving Commitments), (c) each Refinancing Revolving Commitment shall be deemed for all purposes a Revolving Commitment and each Loan made thereunder shall be deemed, for all purposes, a Revolving Loan and (d) each Refinancing Revolving Lender shall become a Lender with respect to the Refinancing Revolving Commitments and all matters relating thereto.

 

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(h)               Refinancing Equivalent Debt.

 

(i)                 In lieu of incurring any Refinancing Term Loans, the Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date issue, incur or otherwise obtain (A) secured Indebtedness in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes or senior secured term loans that are secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (such notes or loans, “Permitted Pari Passu Secured Refinancing Debt”), (B) secured Indebtedness in the form of one or more series of second lien (or other junior lien) secured notes or second lien (or other junior lien) secured term loans (such notes or loans, “Permitted Junior Secured Refinancing Debt”) and (C) unsecured or subordinated Indebtedness in the form of one or more series of unsecured or subordinated notes or term loans (such notes or loans, “Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” and together with Permitted Pari Passu Secured Refinancing Debt and Permitted Junior Secured Refinancing Debt, “Refinancing Equivalent Debt”), in each case, in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace, repurchase, retire or refinance, in whole or in part, any existing Class or Classes of Loans (such Loans, “Refinanced Loans”).

 

(ii)              Any Refinancing Equivalent Debt:

 

(A)             (1) shall not have a final scheduled maturity date earlier than the Maturity Date of the Refinanced Loans, (2) shall not have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Refinanced Loans (except by virtue of amortization or prepayment of the Refinanced Loans prior to the time of such incurrence), (3) shall not have scheduled amortization or payments of principal and not be subject to mandatory redemption, repurchase or prepayment (except (x) pursuant to an escrow or similar arrangement with respect to the proceeds of such Refinancing Equivalent Debt or (y) with respect to change of control, asset sale, insurance and casualty and condemnation event, mandatory offers to purchase or prepayment events and events of default), in each case prior to the Maturity Date of the Refinanced Loans except, in the case of Refinancing Equivalent Debt that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, to the extent any such payment, redemption, repurchase or prepayment obligation is required to be applied on a pro rata or greater than pro rata basis to the Refinanced Term Loans and except with respect to customary “AHYDO catch-up payments,” (4) shall not be guaranteed by persons other than Guarantors and shall not include any borrower or issuer other than the Borrower hereunder, (5) except as otherwise set forth in this clause (h)(ii), shall have terms and conditions (other than with respect to pricing, fees, rate floors and optional prepayment or redemption terms) which are (taken as a whole) no more favorable (as reasonably determined by the Borrower and conclusively evidenced by a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower) to the lenders or holders providing such Refinancing Equivalent Debt, than those applicable to the Refinanced Loans (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Maturity Date of the applicable Refinanced Loans at the time of the issuance or incurrence of such Refinancing Equivalent Debt),

 

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(B)              (1) if either Permitted Pari Passu Secured Refinancing Debt or Permitted Junior Secured Refinancing Debt, shall be subject to security agreements relating to such Refinancing Equivalent Debt that are substantially the same as or more favorable to the Credit Parties than the Collateral Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (2) if Permitted Pari Passu Secured Refinancing Debt, (x) shall be secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations and shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral (except pursuant to an escrow or similar arrangement with respect to proceeds of such Permitted Pari Passu Secured Refinancing Debt), and (y) shall be subject to an Intercreditor Agreement, and (3) if Permitted Junior Secured Refinancing Debt, (x) shall be secured by the Collateral on a second priority (or other junior priority) basis to the Liens securing the Obligations and shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral (except pursuant to an escrow or similar arrangement with respect to proceeds of such Permitted Junior Secured Refinancing Debt), and (y) shall be subject to an Intercreditor Agreement, and

 

(C)              shall be incurred, and the proceeds thereof used, solely to repay, repurchase, retire or refinance substantially concurrently the Refinanced Loans and terminate all commitments thereunder.

 

(iii)            This Section 2.21 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.14 or 10.1 to the contrary.

 

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2.22             Extensions of Loans.

 

(a)               Extension of Term Loans. The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, request that all or a portion of the Term Loans of a given Class (each, an “Existing Term Loan Tranche”) be amended to extend the scheduled Maturity Date(s) with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Term Loans (any such Term Loans which have been so amended, “Extended Term Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.22. In order to establish any Extended Term Loans, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche) (each, a “Term Loan Extension Notice”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under such Existing Term Loan Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable, but excluding any arrangement, structuring or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not generally shared with all Extending Term Lenders) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Term Loan Tranche and (y) be identical to the Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which such Extended Term Loans are to be amended, except that: (i) all or any of the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Extended Term Loans may be delayed to later dates than the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided, however, that at no time shall there be Classes of Term Loans hereunder (including Refinancing Term Loans and Extended Term Loans) which have more than five different Maturity Dates (unless otherwise consented to by the Administrative Agent) (ii) the All-In-Yield with respect to the Extended Term Loans (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, original issue discount or otherwise) may be different than the All-In-Yield for the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Term Loans); and (iv) Extended Term Loans may have call protection as may be agreed by the Borrower and the Lenders thereof; provided that (A) in no event shall the final Maturity Date of any Extended Term Loans of a given Term Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of any other Term Loans hereunder, (B) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Extended Term Loans of a given Term Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Existing Term Loan Tranche, (C) any such Extended Term Loans (and the Liens securing the same) shall be permitted by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements (to the extent any Intercreditor Agreement is then in effect), (D) all documentation in respect of such Extension Amendment shall be consistent with the foregoing and (E) any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory repayments or prepayments hereunder, in each case as specified in the respective Term Loan Extension Request. Any Extended Term Loans amended pursuant to any Term Loan Extension Request shall be designated a Class (each, a “Term Loan Extension Series”) of Extended Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Term Loans amended from an Existing Term Loan Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Term Loan Extension Series with respect to such Existing Term Loan Tranche (in which case scheduled amortization with respect thereto shall be proportionately increased). Each request for a Term Loan Extension Series of Extended Term Loans proposed to be incurred under this Section 2.22 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $25.0 million (it being understood that the actual principal amount thereof provided by the applicable Lenders may be lower than such minimum amount) and the Borrower may impose an Extension Minimum Condition with respect to any Term Loan Extension Request, which may be waived by the Borrower in its sole discretion.

 

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(b)               Extension of Revolving Commitments. The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, request that all or a portion of the Revolving Commitments of a given Class (each, an “Existing Revolver Tranche”) be amended to extend the Maturity Date with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Revolving Commitments (any such Revolving Commitments which have been so amended, “Extended Revolving Commitments”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.22. In order to establish any Extended Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Revolver Tranche) (each, a “Revolver Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Commitments to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under such Existing Revolver Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable, but excluding any arrangement, structuring or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not generally shared with all Extending Revolving Lenders) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Revolver Tranche and (y) be identical to the Revolving Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche from which such Extended Revolving Commitments are to be amended, except that: (i) the Maturity Date of the Extended Revolving Commitments may be delayed to a later date than the Maturity Date of the Revolving Commitments of such Existing Revolver Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided, however, that at no time shall there be Classes of Revolving Commitments hereunder (including Refinancing Revolving Commitments and Extended Revolving Commitments) which have more than three different Maturity Dates (unless otherwise consented to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion); (ii) the All-In-Yield with respect to extensions of credit under the Extended Revolving Commitments (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, original issue discount or otherwise) may be different than the All-In-Yield for extensions of credit under the Revolving Commitments of such Existing Revolver Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Revolving Commitments); and (iv) all borrowings under the applicable Revolving Commitments (i.e., the Existing Revolver Tranche and the Extended Revolving Commitments of the applicable Revolver Extension Series) and repayments thereunder shall be made on a pro rata basis (except (I) for payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings), (II) for repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the non-extending Revolving Commitments and (III) Extended Revolving Commitments may participate on a less than (but not greater than, except that Extended Revolving Commitments may participate on a greater than pro rata basis in any permanent prepayments and termination with other Revolving Commitments, other than the Revolving Commitments in effect on the Closing Date) pro rata basis, with all other Revolving Commitments existing on the date of effectiveness of any Extension Amendment), except that the Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate Commitments in respect of any such Class of Revolving Loans on a greater than pro rata basis as compared to any other Class of Revolving Loans with a later Maturity Date than such Class or in connection with any refinancing thereof permitted by this Agreement; provided, further, that (A) in no event shall the final Maturity Date of any Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Revolver Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of any other Revolving Commitments hereunder, (B) any such Extended Revolving Commitments (and the Liens securing the same) shall be permitted by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements (to the extent any Intercreditor Agreement is then in effect) and (C) all documentation in respect of such Extension Amendment shall be consistent with the foregoing. Any Extended Revolving Commitments amended pursuant to any Revolver Extension Request shall be designated a Class (each, a “Revolver Extension Series”) of Extended Revolving Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Revolving Commitments amended from an Existing Revolver Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Revolver Extension Series with respect to such Existing Revolver Tranche. Each request for a Revolver Extension Series of Extended Revolving Commitments proposed to be incurred under this Section 2.22 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $25.0 million (it being understood that the actual principal amount thereof provided by the applicable Lenders may be lower than such minimum amount) and the Borrower may impose an Extension Minimum Condition with respect to any Revolver Extension Request, which may be waived by the Borrower in its sole discretion.

 

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(c)               Extension Request. The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least ten Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, are requested to respond, and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.22. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Tranche amended into Extended Term Loans or any of its Revolving Commitments amended into Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Lender holding a Loan under an Existing Term Loan Tranche (each, an “Extending Term Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Term Loans and any Revolving Lender (each, an “Extending Revolving Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, 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 Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, which it has elected to request be amended into Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Administrative Agent). The Borrower may amend, revoke or replace an Extension Request pursuant to procedures reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent at any time prior to the date (the “Extension Request Deadline”) on which Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche or Existing Revolver Tranche are requested to respond to the Extension Request. Any Lender may revoke an Extension Election at any time prior to 5:00 p.m. on the date that is two Business Days prior to the Extension Request Deadline, at which point the Extension Election becomes irrevocable (unless otherwise agreed by the Borrower). The revocation of an Extension Election prior to the Extension Request Deadline shall not prejudice any Lender’s right to submit a new Extension Election prior to the Extension Request Deadline. In the event that the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, in respect of which applicable Term Loan Lenders or Revolving Lenders, as the case may be, shall have accepted the relevant Extension Request exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, requested to be extended pursuant to the Extension Request, Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections shall be amended to Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, on a pro rata basis (subject to rounding by the Administrative Agent, which shall be conclusive), based on the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, included in each such Extension Election.

 

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(d)               Extension Amendment. Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (each, a “Extension Amendment”) to this Agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Extending Term Lender or Extending Revolving Lender, as applicable, providing an Extended Term Loan or Extended Revolving Commitment, as applicable, thereunder, which shall be consistent with the provisions set forth in Section 2.22(a) or (b) above, respectively (but which shall not require the consent of any other Lender). The effectiveness of any Extension Amendment shall be subject to, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date (conformed as appropriate) other than changes to such legal opinions resulting from a Change in Law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, are provided with the benefit of the applicable Credit Documents. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Credit Documents may be amended pursuant to an Extension Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, incurred pursuant thereto, (ii) modify the scheduled repayments set forth in Section 2.10 with respect to any Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to an Extension Election to reflect a reduction in the principal amount of the Term Loans required to be paid thereunder in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Extended Term Loans amended pursuant to the applicable Extension (with such amount to be applied ratably to reduce scheduled repayments of such Term Loans required pursuant to Section 2.10), (iii) modify the prepayments set forth in Section 2.11 and Section 2.12 to reflect the existence of the Extended Term Loans and the application of prepayments with respect thereto and (iv) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.22, and the Requisite Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Extension Amendment. At the request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, certifying that the conditions and requirements with respect to such Extension set forth in this Section 2.22 have been met and such Extension Amendment is authorized under this Section 2.22.

 

(e)               No conversion or extension of Loans or Commitments pursuant to any Extension in accordance with this Section 2.22 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory prepayment or repayment for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(f)                This Section 2.22 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.14 or 10.1 to the contrary.

 

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2.23             Swing Line Loans.

 

(a)               Swing Line Loans Commitments. During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender may, in its sole discretion, make Swing Line Loans to the Borrower, in Dollars, in the aggregate amount up to but not exceeding the Swing Line Sublimit; provided that, after giving effect to the making of any Swing Line Loan, (w) the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect, (x) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effect, (y) the Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans shall not exceed the Swing Line Sublimit, and (z) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans made by the Swing Line Lender, plus the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Letters of Credit issued by such Swing Line Lender, plus the Swing Line Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations issued by L/C Issuers other than the Swing Line Lender shall not exceed the Swing Line Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time. Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.23 may be repaid and reborrowed during the Revolving Commitment Period. The Swing Line Lender’s Commitment to make Swing Line Loans shall expire on the latest Revolving Commitment Termination Date and all Swing Line Loans and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Swing Line Loans shall be paid in full no later than such date. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.23, prepay under Section 2.12, and reborrow under this Section 2.23.

 

(b)               Borrowing Mechanics for Swing Line Loans.

 

(i)                 Swing Line Loans shall be made in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of $250,000 in excess of that amount.

 

(ii)              To request the making of a Swing Line Loan hereunder, the Borrower shall notify the Swing Line Lender of such request in writing by delivery (which may be by facsimile) of a Funding Notice signed by such Borrower not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of the proposed Borrowing.

 

(iii)            The Swing Line Lender shall make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date specified in the relevant Funding Notice by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars to be credited to the account of the Borrower at the principal office designated by the Administrative Agent or such other account as may be designated in writing to the Swing Line Lender by such Borrower.

 

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(iv)             With respect to any Swing Line Loans which have not been voluntarily prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.12, the Swing Line Lender may at any time in its sole and absolute discretion, deliver to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed Borrowing, a notice (which shall be deemed to be a Funding Notice given by the Borrower) requesting that each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans to the Borrower on the date of such Borrowing in an amount equal to the amount of such Swing Line Loans (the “Refunded Swing Line Loans”) outstanding on the date such notice is given which the Swing Line Lender requests Lenders to prepay. Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, (A) the proceeds of such Revolving Loans made by the Lenders other than the Swing Line Lender shall be immediately delivered to the Swing Line Lender (and not to any Borrower) and applied to repay a corresponding portion of the Refunded Swing Line Loans and (B) if the Swing Line Lender is a Revolving Lender, on the day such Revolving Loans are made, the Swing Line Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Refunded Swing Line Loans shall be deemed to be paid with the proceeds of a Revolving Loan made by the Swing Line Lender to the Borrower, and such portion of the Swing Line Loans deemed to be so paid shall no longer be outstanding as Swing Line Loans but shall instead constitute part of the Swing Line Lender’s outstanding Revolving Loans to the Borrower. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Swing Line Lender to charge such Borrower’s accounts with the Swing Line Lender (up to the amount available in each such account) in order to immediately pay the Swing Line Lender the amount of the Refunded Swing Line Loans to the extent the proceeds of such Revolving Loans made by the Lenders, including the Revolving Loans deemed to be made by the Swing Line Lender, are not sufficient to repay in full the Refunded Swing Line Loans. If any portion of any such amount paid (or deemed to be paid) to the Swing Line Lender should be recovered by or on behalf of any Borrower from the Swing Line Lender in bankruptcy or insolvency, by assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise, the loss of the amount so recovered shall be ratably shared among all Lenders.

 

(v)               If for any reason Revolving Loans are not made pursuant to Section 2.23(b)(iv) in an amount sufficient to repay any amounts owed to the Swing Line Lender in respect of any outstanding Swing Line Loans on or before the third Business Day after demand for payment thereof by the Swing Line Lender, each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment shall be deemed to, and hereby agrees to, have purchased a participation in such outstanding Swing Line Loans, and in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the applicable unpaid amount together with accrued interest thereon. Upon one Business Day’s notice from the Swing Line Lender, each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment shall deliver to the Swing Line Lender an amount equal to its respective participation in the applicable unpaid amount in Same Day Funds at the principal office of the Swing Line Lender. In order to evidence such participation, each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment agrees to enter into a participation agreement at the request of the Swing Line Lender in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Swing Line Lender. In the event any Lender holding a Revolving Commitment fails to make available to the Swing Line Lender the amount of such Lender’s participation as provided in this paragraph, the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at the rate customarily used by the Swing Line Lender for the correction of errors among banks and thereafter at the Base Rate. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender with respect to amounts owing under this Section 2.23(b)(v) shall be conclusive absent manifest error. No funding of risk participations hereunder shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest, as provided for in this Agreement.

 

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(vi)             Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (A) each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans for the purpose of repaying any Refunded Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.23(b)(iv) and each Lender’s obligation to purchase a participation in any unpaid Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.23(b)(v) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (1) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, any Credit Party or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (2) the occurrence or continuation of a Default or Event of Default; (3) any adverse change in the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of any Credit Party; (4) any breach of this Agreement or any other Credit Document by any party thereto; or (5) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that such obligations of each Lender to make Revolving Loans hereunder (but not to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant Section 2.23(b)(iii) above) are subject to the condition that the Swing Line Lender had not received prior notice from a Borrower or the Required Lenders that any of the conditions under Section 3.2 to the making of the applicable Refunded Swing Line Loans or other unpaid Swing Line Loans were not satisfied at the time such Refunded Swing Line Loans or unpaid Swing Line Loans were made; and (B) the Swing Line Lender shall not be obligated to make any Swing Line Loans (1) if it has elected not to do so after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Default or Event of Default or (2) at a time when any Lender is a Defaulting Lender unless the participations therein have been reallocated in the manner specified in Section 2.19(a)(iv) above or, if not so reallocated, the Swing Line Lender has entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it and the Borrower to eliminate the Swing Line Lender’s risk with respect to the Defaulting Lender’s participation in such Swing Line Loan, including by Cash Collateralizing 103% of such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Swing Line Loans.

 

(c)               Resignation and Removal of Swing Line Lender. So long as a replacement Swing Line Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower has been identified and has agreed to assume the responsibilities of the Swing Line Lender, the Swing Line Lender may resign as the Swing Line Lender upon thirty days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower. The Swing Line Lender may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Swing Line Lender (provided that no consent of the replaced Swing Line Lender will be required if the replaced Swing Line Lender is a Defaulting Lender or has no Swing Line Loans outstanding or such Swing Line Loans will be prepaid on the effective date of such removal) and the successor Swing Line Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the Swing Line Lender. At the time any such replacement or resignation shall become effective, the Borrower shall prepay any outstanding Swing Line Loans made by the resigning or removed Swing Line Lender. From and after the effective date of any such replacement or resignation, (x) any successor Swing Line Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of a Swing Line Lender under this Agreement with respect to Swing Line Loans made thereafter and (y) references herein to the term “Swing Line Lender” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Swing Line Lender, or to such successor and all previous Swing Line Lenders, as the context shall require.

 

(d)               If the Maturity Date shall have occurred in respect of any Class of Revolving Commitments at a time when another Class or Classes of Revolving Commitments is or are in effect with a longer Maturity Date, then on the earliest occurring Maturity Date all then-outstanding Swing Line Loans shall be repaid in full on such date (and there shall be no adjustment to the participations in such Swing Line Loans as a result of the occurrence of such Maturity Date); provided, however, that if, on the occurrence of such earliest Maturity Date (after giving effect to any repayments of Revolving Loans and any reallocation of Letter of Credit participations as contemplated in Section 2.3(c)), there shall exist one or more Classes of sufficient unutilized Revolving Commitments so that the respective outstanding Swing Line Loans could be incurred pursuant to such Revolving Commitments which will remain in effect after the occurrence of such Maturity Date, then there shall be an automatic adjustment on such date of the participations in such Swing Line Loans and same shall be deemed to have been incurred solely pursuant to the relevant Revolving Commitments, and such Swing Line Loans shall not be so required to be repaid in full on such earliest Maturity Date.

 

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2.24             Permitted Debt Exchanges.

 

(a)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, pursuant to one or more offers (each, a “Permitted Debt Exchange Offer”) made from time to time by the Borrower to all Lenders (each of which shall be entitled to agree or decline to participate in such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer in its sole discretion) on a pro rata basis (other than any Lender that, if requested by the Borrower, is unable to certify that it is either a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act)) with outstanding Term Loans of a particular Class, as selected by the Borrower, the Borrower may from time to time following the Closing Date consummate one or more exchanges of Term Loans of such Class in the form of senior secured or senior unsecured, senior subordinated or subordinated notes (which notes, if secured, may either have the same Lien priority as the Obligations or may be secured by a Lien ranking junior to the Lien securing the Obligations) (such notes, “Permitted Debt Exchange Notes,” and each such exchange a “Permitted Debt Exchange”), so long as the following conditions are satisfied: (i) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of Term Loans exchanged shall be equal to or less than the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of Permitted Debt Exchange Notes issued in exchange for such Term Loans plus accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) thereon and reasonable fees and expenses associated with the exchange, (ii) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans exchanged by the Borrower pursuant to any Permitted Debt Exchange shall automatically be cancelled and retired by the Borrower on the date of the settlement thereof (and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, any applicable exchanging Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment Agreement, or such other form as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, in respect thereof pursuant to which the respective Lender assigns its interest in the Term Loans being exchanged pursuant to the Permitted Debt Exchange to the Borrower for immediate cancellation), (iii) such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes shall have a final maturity no earlier than the Maturity Date applicable to the Class of Term Loans being exchanged, (iv) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes shall not be shorter than that of the Class of Term Loans being exchanged, (v) such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes shall be unsecured or secured only by the Collateral and subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, (vi) such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes shall not be guaranteed by any Person that is not a Guarantor, (vii) if the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans (calculated on the face amount thereof) tendered by Lenders in respect of the relevant Permitted Debt Exchange Offer (with no Lender being permitted to tender a principal amount of Term Loans which exceeds the principal amount of the applicable Class actually held by it) shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Term Loans offered to be exchanged by the Borrower pursuant to such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer, then the Borrower shall exchange Term Loans subject to such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer tendered by such Lenders ratably up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts so tendered, (viii) all documentation in respect of such Permitted Debt Exchange shall be consistent with the foregoing, and all written communications generally directed to the Lenders in connection therewith shall be in form and substance consistent with the foregoing and made in consultation with the Administrative Agent, and (ix) any applicable Minimum Exchange Tender Condition shall be satisfied.

 

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(b)               With respect to all Permitted Debt Exchanges effected by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.24, (i) such Permitted Debt Exchanges (and the cancellation of the exchanged Term Loans in connection therewith) shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Section 2.12 and (ii) such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer shall be made for not less than $25.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Term Loans, provided that, subject to the foregoing clause (ii), the Borrower may at its election specify as a condition (a “Minimum Exchange Tender Condition”) to consummating any such Permitted Debt Exchange that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Permitted Debt Exchange Offer in the Borrower’s discretion) of Term Loans be tendered.

 

(c)               In connection with each Permitted Debt Exchange, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent at least ten Business Days’ (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice thereof, and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, acting reasonably, shall mutually agree to such procedures as may be necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.24; provided that the terms of any Permitted Debt Exchange Offer shall provide that the date by which the relevant Lenders are required to indicate their election to participate in such Permitted Debt Exchange shall be not less than five (5) Business Days following the date on which the Permitted Debt Exchange Offer is made.

 

SECTION 3.         CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

3.1                 Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, to make Credit Extensions on the Closing Date shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived), in each case, as determined by each Arranger:

 

(a)               Credit Documents. Subject to the Limited Conditionality Provisions, the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) this Agreement, the Intra-Group Subordination Agreement, the Pledge and Security Agreement, and each other Collateral Document required to be delivered on or prior to the Closing Date, in each case, duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of each Credit Party that is a party thereto and (ii) for the account of each Lender that has requested the same at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Note executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower.

 

(a)               Funding Notice. Prior to the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a Funding Notice meeting the requirements of Section 2.1.

 

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(b)               The Acquisition. The following transactions shall be consummated substantially simultaneously with the initial Credit Extensions on the Closing Date:

 

(i) the Acquisition, in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, but without giving effect to any amendment, waiver or consent by the Borrower that is material and adverse to the interests of the Lenders without the consent of the Arrangers, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided that (x) any increase in the purchase price shall not be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders or the Arrangers if it is solely funded by equity or internally-generated cash of the Borrower, and (y) any decrease in the purchase price shall be deemed not materially adverse to the Lenders or the Arrangers provided that such reduction of the purchase price is first allocated to a reduction in the amount to be funded under the Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitment and thereafter allocated to a reduction in the amount to be funded under the Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment; and provided, further, that any modification, amendment, consent or waiver in respect of the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” shall be deemed to be material and adverse to the interests of the Lenders; and

 

(ii)   the issuance and sale of the Senior Notes.

 

(c)               Financial Statements. (i) The Arrangers shall have received (a) GAAP audited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower for the three most recently completed fiscal years ended at least 90 days prior to the Closing Date and (b) consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Borrower for each subsequent fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter of the Borrower’s fiscal year) ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date (and the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year). The Arrangers hereby acknowledge receipt of the financial statements in the foregoing clause (a) for the fiscal years of the Borrower ended June 30, 2015, June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013.

 

(ii)              The Arrangers shall have received a pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as of June 30, 2015 and a pro forma statement of operations and EBITDA for the twelve-month period ending on such balance sheet date, in each case adjusted to give effect to the Transactions, the other transactions related thereto and such other adjustments as are reflected in the agreed financial model and prepared in accordance with applicable disclosure requirements.

 

(iii)            The Arrangers shall have received: (a) audited consolidated financial statements of the Transferred Subsidiary, prepared in accordance with GAAP, which shall be comprised of (i) a consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income, a consolidated statement of changes in stockholder’s equity and a consolidated statement of cash flows in respect of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and (ii) a consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013; and (b) unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Transferred Subsidiary prepared in accordance with GAAP, which shall be comprised of (i) a condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income and a condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the interim three, six or nine month period, as applicable, ended as of the last day of each fiscal quarter following December 31, 2014 ended at least forty-five days prior to the Closing Date and the comparable interim period ended as of the last day of the corresponding fiscal quarter(s) in the preceding fiscal year and (ii) a condensed consolidated balance sheet as of the last day of each fiscal quarter following December 31, 2014 ended at least forty-five days prior to the Closing Date (which shall have been reviewed by the independent auditors for the Sellers as provided in the procedures specified by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants in AU-C Section 930). The Arrangers hereby acknowledge receipt of the financial statements in the forgoing clause (i) and, in respect of the fiscal quarters of the Transferred Subsidiary ended March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, in the foregoing clause (ii).

 

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(d)               Fees. All accrued and reasonable fees, costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses and the fees and expenses of any other advisors) and other compensation due and payable to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders shall have been paid to the extent due and payable and to the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

 

(e)               Solvency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received the Solvency Certificate duly executed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower.

 

(f)                Closing Deliverables. Subject to the Limited Conditionality Provisions, the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of each Credit Party listed on the signature pages hereto, dated the Closing Date and certifying:

 

(i)                 that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the Organizational Documents of such Credit Party, (1) in the case of a corporation or limited liability company, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official of the applicable Governmental Authority where such certification is available) of the jurisdiction of its organization or (2) otherwise certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or a director of such Credit Party or another Person duly authorized by the constituent documents of such Credit Party, in each case with a certification that such governing document has not been amended since the date of the last amendment disclosed pursuant to this subclause (g)(i);

 

(ii)              that attached thereto is a certificate as to the good standing (or equivalent document to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of such Credit Party as of a recent date from the Secretary of State (or other similar official of the jurisdiction of its organization, to the extent readily available in the relevant jurisdiction);

 

(iii)            that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors or (in the case of a unanimous shareholder declaration) the shareholder, of such Credit Party authorizing (A) the Transactions and the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents to which it is a party or any other document delivered in connection herewith and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect and (B) a named Person or persons to sign such Credit Documents and any documents to be delivered by such Credit Party pursuant thereto; and

 

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(iv)             as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each Authorized Officer executing the Credit Documents or any other document delivered in connection herewith on behalf of such Credit Party.

 

(g)               Legal Opinions. The Arrangers shall have received:

 

(i)                 a customary legal opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York counsel to the Borrower;

 

(ii)              a customary legal opinion of Fox Rothschild LLP, Pennsylvania and Delaware counsel to the Borrower;

 

(iii)            a customary legal opinion of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Indiana counsel to the Borrower;

 

(iv)             a customary legal opinion of Holland & Hart LLP, Wyoming counsel to the Borrower;

 

(h)               Pledged Equity Interests; Pledged Notes. Subject to the Limited Conditionality Provisions and except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the certificates representing the Equity Interests pledged pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement (if such Equity Interests are certificated), together with an undated stock power for each such certificate executed in blank by a duly authorized officer of the pledgor thereof and (ii) each promissory note required to be delivered by the Credit Parties pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement endorsed in blank (or accompanied by an executed transfer form in blank) by the pledgor thereof.

 

(i)                 Security Interests. The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a search of the UCC filings made with respect to the Credit Parties in the applicable jurisdictions for each Credit Party (subject to the Limited Conditionality Provisions) and copies of the financing statements (or similar documents, if any) disclosed by such search and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Liens indicated by such financing statements (or similar documents) are permitted by Section 6.2 or have been or will contemporaneously with the initial funding of the Loans on the Closing Date be released or terminated. Subject to the Limited Conditionality Provisions, each document (including any UCC financing statement (or similar documents)) required by the Collateral Documents or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (subject to the terms of the Pledge and Security Agreement) to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected Lien on the Collateral described therein, prior and superior in right to any other Person (other than with respect to Permitted Liens), shall have been filed, registered or recorded or shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent in proper form for filing, registration or recordation.

 

(j)                 Know Your Customer and Other Required Information. The Administrative Agent shall have received, no later than three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information about the Credit Parties that is required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer”, anti-terrorist financing, government sanction and anti-money laundering rules, guidelines, orders and regulations, including the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act and the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) (collectively, “AML Legislation”) to the extent reasonable and customary and requested in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers at least seven days prior to the Closing Date.

 

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(k)               No Material Adverse Effect. Since June 30, 2015, there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect.

 

(l)                 Indebtedness. After giving effect to the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall not have any outstanding Indebtedness for borrowed money other than (i) the Obligations, (ii) the Senior Notes and (iii) other Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.1. Prior to or substantially concurrently with the initial funding of the Loans, the Refinancing shall have occurred and all related guaranties and security interests will be terminated and released.

 

(m)             Officer’s Certificate as to Certain Representations and Warranties. The Acquisition Agreement Representations and the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date, except in the case of any Acquisition Agreement Representation or Specified Representation which expressly relates to a given date or period, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the respective date or respective period, as the case may be (provided that, to the extent any Specified Representation is qualified by, or subject to, “materiality,” “material adverse effect” or similar language, (i) such qualification shall refer to the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” and (ii) the same shall be true and correct in all respects). The Administrative Agent shall have received a closing certificate, signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

For purposes of determining whether the conditions specified in this Section 3.1 have been satisfied, by releasing its signature page hereto, the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or waived, or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required hereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, including the requirements set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”, to the extent any security interest in the Collateral (other than the creation and perfection of security interests (x) in any Collateral the security interest in which may be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement and (y) in capital stock with respect to which a lien may be perfected by the delivery of certificates evidencing Equity Interests (together with undated powers executed in blank) for the Borrower and wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower not Immaterial Subsidiaries) is not or cannot be provided or perfected on the Closing Date after Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so without undue burden or expense, then the provision of any such lien search and/or the perfection of security interests in such Collateral shall not constitute a condition precedent to the making of any Credit Extension on the Closing Date, but shall be required to be delivered and/or perfected within 90 days after the Closing Date (in each case, subject to extensions to be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion). The provisions in this paragraph are referred to as the “Limited Conditionality Provisions”.

 

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3.2                 Conditions to Any Credit Extension After the Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to make any Loan or each L/C Issuer to issue any Letter of Credit, on any Credit Date (other than the Closing Date), are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)               the Administrative Agent shall have received a fully executed and delivered Funding Notice or Letter of Credit Application, as the case may be;

 

(b)               after making the Credit Extensions requested on such Credit Date, the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect;

 

(c)               other than with respect to an Incremental Term Loan being made in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, as of such Credit Date, the representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Credit Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of that Credit Date to the same extent as though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date; provided that, in each case, such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and

 

(d)               other than with respect to an Incremental Term Loan being made in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, as of such Credit Date, no event shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the consummation of the applicable Credit Extension that would constitute a Default or an Event of Default.

 

SECTION 4.         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

In order to induce Agents, Lenders and L/C Issuers to enter into this Agreement and to make each Credit Extension to be made thereby, the Borrower, with respect to itself and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, represents and warrants (other than on the Closing Date, with respect to Section 4.6) to each Agent, Lender and L/C Issuer that the following statements are true and correct:

 

4.1                 Organization; Powers. Each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) is a limited liability company, corporation or partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) is in good standing (or, if applicable in a foreign jurisdiction, enjoys the equivalent status to the extent such equivalent status exists under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction of organization) under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite power and authority to own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted, (c) is qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required and (d) has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Credit Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to borrow and otherwise obtain credit hereunder; except in each case referred to in clauses (b) and (c) where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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4.2                 Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by each of the Credit Parties of each of the Credit Documents to which it is a party and the borrowings hereunder (a) have been duly authorized by all corporate, stockholder or limited liability company or partnership or organizational action required to be obtained by such Credit Party and (b) will not (A) violate (i) any provision of applicable law, statute, rule or regulation, (ii) any provision of the certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents or by-laws of such Credit Party, (iii) any applicable order of any court or any rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority that has jurisdiction over such Credit Party or (iv) any provision of any indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument to which such Credit Party is a party or by which any of them or any of their property is or may be bound or (B) be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under, give rise to a right of or result in any cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation (including any payment) under any such indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument, where any such conflict, violation, breach or default referred to in clause (b)(A)(i) (other than with respect to the Borrower), (ii), (iii) or (iv) or (b)(B), would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.3                 Enforceability. The Credit Documents have been duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party that is a party thereto and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Credit Party and are enforceable against each such Credit Party in accordance with their respective terms, subject to (a) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (c) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

 

4.4                 Governmental Approvals; Third-Party Consents. No action, consent or approval of, registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority or third party is or will be required in connection with the Transactions, the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (other than Liens with respect to Intellectual Property, the perfection of which is addressed in Section 4.17(c)) or the exercise by any Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Credit Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral, except for (a) the filing of UCC and financing statements (or similar documents), (b) filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, (c) recordation of any mortgages, (d) such as have been made or obtained and are in full force and effect, (e) such other actions, consents and approvals with respect to which the failure to be obtained or made would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (f) filings or other actions listed on Schedule  4.4.

 

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4.5                 Financial Statements. The financial statements referenced in Sections 3.1(d) 3.1(d)(i)(i) and (iii), together with the unqualified auditor’s reports thereon in the case of annual audited financial statements referred to therein, fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of Borrower as of the date thereof and its financial performance and cash flows for the periods covered thereby in accordance with GAAP, except as otherwise expressly noted therein. The pro forma financial statements referenced in Section 3.1(d)(ii) have been properly computed and presented based on reasonable assumptions and appropriate adjustments to give effect to the Transactions.

 

4.6                 No Material Adverse Effect. Since the Closing Date, there has been no event, development or circumstance that has had a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.7                 Title to Properties. Except as disclosed in Schedule 6.2, each of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries has valid fee simple title to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all its owned or leased material real properties and has valid title to its personal property and assets, except where the failure to have such title, interests or easements would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. All such properties and assets fee-owned (or in jurisdictions where no fee-owned concept is applicable, owned) by any Credit Party are free and clear of Liens, other than (i) Liens and encumbrances permitted by Section 6.2, and (ii) licenses, sublicenses, covenants not to sue, releases or other rights under Intellectual Property granted to others in the ordinary course of business or in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

4.8                 Equity Interests and Ownership of Subsidiaries.

 

(a)               Schedule 4.8 sets forth as of the Closing Date the name and jurisdiction of incorporation, formation or organization of each subsidiary of the Borrower and, as to each such subsidiary, the percentage of each class of Equity Interests owned by the Borrower or any such subsidiary.

 

(b)               As of the Closing Date, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than stock options granted to employees or directors and directors’ qualifying shares) of any nature relating to any Equity Interests of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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4.9                 Litigation; Compliance with Laws.

 

(a)               As of the Closing Date, except as set forth on Schedule 4.9, there are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, investigations by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority or in arbitration now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries: (i) that involve any Credit Document or (ii) as to which an adverse determination is reasonably probable and which, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)               None of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets is in violation of (nor will the continued operation of their material properties and assets as currently conducted violate) any law, rule or regulation, or is in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority, where such violation or default would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.10             Federal Reserve Regulations.

 

(a)               None of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.

 

(b)               No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used by the Credit Parties, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, (i) to purchase or carry Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose or (ii) for any purpose that entails a violation of, or that is inconsistent with, the provisions of the regulations of the Board of Governors, including Regulation U or Regulation X.

 

4.11             Investment Company Act. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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4.12             Use of Proceeds.

 

(a)               The proceeds of the Revolving Loans will be used (1) on the Closing Date (x) to fund Transactions Costs in an amount not to exceed $5.0 million, and (y) to fund any original issue discount or upfront fees in connection with the “flex” provisions in the Fee Letter and (2) after the Closing Date, for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement, including for working capital and general corporate purposes (including Permitted Acquisitions).

 

(b)               The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Initial Tranche A Term Loans and the Initial Tranche B Term Loans made on the Closing Date (x) to pay, directly or indirectly, the consideration for the Acquisition, (y) to finance the Refinancing and (z) to fund the Transaction Costs.

 

4.13             Tax Returns. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) has timely filed or caused to be timely filed (after giving effect to all extensions) all Tax returns required to have been filed by it and each such Tax return is true and correct in all respects and (ii) has timely paid or caused to be timely paid all Taxes shown thereon to be due and payable by it and all other Taxes or assessments, except Taxes or assessments that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings in accordance with Section 5.3 and for which the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (as the case may be) has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP.

 

4.14             No Material Misstatements.

 

(a)               All written information (other than the Projections, estimates, forecasts, forward looking information and information of a general economic nature or general industry nature) (the “Information”) concerning the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (but as of the Closing Date, only to the knowledge of the Borrower with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary that was not a subsidiary of the Borrower prior to the Closing Date) or the Transactions (but only to the knowledge of the Borrower for all Information as it relates to the Sellers or the Target Assets), and otherwise furnished by or on behalf of the foregoing or their representatives and made available to any Lender or the Administrative Agent in connection with the Transactions for use in evaluating the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby, when taken as a whole, was true and correct in all material respects as of the date such Information was furnished to the Lenders and as of the Closing Date and did not, taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a material fact as of any such date or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, taken as a whole, not materially misleading in any material respect in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made (after giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto delivered to the Arrangers prior to such time).

  

(b)               The Projections, estimates, forecasts and forward-looking information (collectively, “Forecasted Information”) (other than information of a general economic nature or general industry nature) furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries and furnished to the Administrative Agent or Lenders have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time made and at the time such Forecasted Information was furnished (it being understood that actual results may vary materially from such Forecasted Information) and as of the Closing Date, it being understood (A) that such Forecasted Information is as to future events and is not to be viewed as fact, that such Forecasted Information is subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, that no assurance can be given that any particular projection, estimate or forecast included in the Forecasted Information will be realized and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such Forecasted Information may differ significantly from the projected results and such differences may be material and that such Forecasted Information is not a guarantee of future financial performance and (B) that no representation is made with respect to information of a general economic or general industry nature.

 

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4.15             Employee Benefit Plans. (i) The Borrower and each of its subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable provisions and requirements of all applicable laws, rules and regulations with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, and have performed all their obligations under each Employee Benefit Plan, (ii) each Employee Benefit Plan which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service indicating that such Employee Benefit Plan is so qualified and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, nothing has occurred subsequent to the issuance of such determination letter which could cause such Employee Benefit Plan to lose its qualified status, (iii) no liability to the PBGC (other than required premium payments), the Internal Revenue Service, any Employee Benefit Plan or any trust established under Title IV of ERISA has been or is expected to be incurred by the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates, (iv) no ERISA Event has occurred or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, is reasonably expected to occur and (v) the Borrower, each of its subsidiaries and each of their ERISA Affiliates have complied with the requirements of Section 515 of ERISA with respect to each Multiemployer Plan and are not in material “default” (as defined in Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA) with respect to payments to a Multiemployer Plan; in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to result, in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.16             Environmental Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule  4.16, neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is subject to any outstanding written order, consent decree or settlement agreement with any Person relating to any Environmental Law, any Environmental Claim or any Hazardous Materials Activity that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, neither the Borrower nor any of its subsidiaries has received any letter or request for information under Section 104 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9604) or any comparable state law that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are and, to each of the Borrower’s and its subsidiaries’ knowledge, have been no conditions, occurrences or Hazardous Materials Activities which could reasonably be expected to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against Borrower or any of its subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Borrower nor any of its subsidiaries has filed any notice under any Environmental Law indicating past or present treatment of Hazardous Materials at any facility, and none of the Borrower’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ operations involves the treatment, storage or disposal (“TSD”) of hazardous waste, such as could subject it to regulation as a TSD facility as defined under 40 C.F.R. Parts 260-270 or any state equivalent. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, both the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries are, and for the past two years have been, in compliance with all Environmental Laws, and to the knowledge of the Borrower and each of its subsidiaries, future compliance with all requirements pursuant to or under Environmental Laws would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Borrower and each of its subsidiaries, no event or condition has occurred or is occurring with respect to the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries relating to any Environmental Law, any Release of Hazardous Materials or any Hazardous Materials Activity which individually or in the aggregate has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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4.17             Collateral Documents.

 

(a)               Subject to laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, each Lien under each Collateral Document (other than the Pledge and Security Agreement) creates the Lien which it is expressed to create with the ranking and priority it is expressed to have over the property which it is expressed to apply, subject to the Permitted Liens.

 

(b)               The Pledge and Security 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 and proceeds thereof. In the case of (i) the pledged collateral described in the Pledge and Security Agreement, when certificates or promissory notes, as applicable, representing such pledged collateral are delivered to the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Representative (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), and(ii) the Deposit Accounts (as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement) a security interest in which is required by the Collateral Documents to be perfected by “control” (as described in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in each applicable jurisdiction from time to time), upon the effectiveness of Control Agreements covering such Deposit Accounts and (iii) in the case of the other Collateral described therein (other than Intellectual Property), when financing statements and other filings specified therein are filed in the offices specified in the schedules to the Pledge and Security Agreement, the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have a perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties in such Collateral (other than Intellectual Property, which is addressed in Section 4.17(c)) and, subject to Section 9-315 of the New York UCC (or any similar or equivalent legislation as in effect from time to time in the applicable jurisdiction), the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing UCC financing statements (or similar documents, if any), in each case prior and superior in right to the Lien of any other Person, except for Permitted Liens, to the extent any such Permitted Lien would have priority over the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to applicable law or any contract).

 

(c)               In the case of Collateral (described in the Pledge and Security Agreement) that consists of Intellectual Property, when the Pledge and Security Agreement or a short-form version thereof is properly filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, and, with respect to Collateral in which a security interest cannot be perfected by such filings, upon the proper filing of the financing statements referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section 4.17, the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have, solely if and to the extent that a Lien on and security interest in such Intellectual Property can be perfected by such filings in such offices, a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties thereunder in all such Intellectual Property in the United States, in each case prior and superior in right to the Lien of any other Person (except for Permitted Liens, to the extent any such Permitted Lien would have priority over the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to applicable law or any contract) (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office may be necessary to perfect a Lien on registered trademarks and patents, trademark and patent applications and registered copyrights and copyright applications applied for, acquired by or issued to the Grantors (as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement) after the Closing Date).

 

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Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement (including this Section 4.17) or in any other Credit Document to the contrary, no Credit Party makes any representation or warranty as to the effects of perfection or non-perfection or as to the rights and remedies of the Agents or any Lender with respect thereto, under foreign law.

 

4.18             Insurance. Schedule  4.18 sets forth a true, complete and correct description of all material casualty and liability insurance maintained by the Borrower and its subsidiaries as of two Business Days prior to the Closing Date. The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (after giving effect to all self-insurance) have insurance in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses of the same size and character as the business of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, and, to the extent relevant, owning similar properties in localities where such Person operates.

 

4.19             Solvency. On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, including the making of the Loans hereunder and the issuance and sale of the Senior Notes, and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of such Indebtedness under such Transactions:

 

(a)               the amount of the fair saleable value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, on a “going concern” basis exceeds the value of all liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, including contingent and other liabilities, as generally determined in accordance with applicable United States federal laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors;

 

(b)               the amount of the fair saleable value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, on a “going concern” basis exceeds the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, on their existing debts (including contingent liabilities) as such debts become absolute and matured;

 

(c)               the Borrower and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, do not have an unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of the businesses in which they are engaged or proposed to be engaged; and

 

(d)               the Borrower and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will be able to pay their liabilities, including contingent and other liabilities, as they mature.

 

For the purposes hereof, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that could reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability.

 

4.20             [Reserved].

 

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4.21             Intellectual Property. Except as set forth on Schedule  4.21 or as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (a) to the knowledge of the Borrower, none of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, nor the operation of their respective businesses, is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property of any Person, (b) neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received any written notice that any claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened and (c) to the knowledge of the Borrower, no Person is infringing, misappropriating or violating any Intellectual Property owned by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

4.22             Anti-Terrorism Laws.

 

(a)               No Credit Party is in material violation of any applicable law relating to Sanctions, terrorism or money laundering (“Anti-Terrorism Laws”), including, without limitation, Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001 (the “Executive Order”), the U.S.A. Patriot Act, the laws and regulations administered by OFAC, the Trading with the Enemy Act (12 U.S.C. §95), the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. §§1701-1707).

 

(b)               Neither any Credit Party, nor any Restricted Subsidiary, nor, to their knowledge, any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents, is any of the following:

 

(i)              a Prohibited Person or a Person controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any Person that is a Prohibited Person;

 

(ii)             a Person who commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports “terrorism” as defined in the Executive Order; or

 

(iii)            a Person who is located, incorporated, organized or ordinarily resident in a Sanctioned Jurisdiction.

 

(c)               The use of proceeds of the Loans and the Letters of Credit by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary will not violate any Anti-Terrorism Laws or the FCPA.

 

4.23             Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Neither any Credit Party nor any Restricted Subsidiary has paid, offered, promised to pay or authorized the payment of, directly or indirectly, any money or anything of value to any Foreign Officialforeign official for the purpose of influencing any act or decision of such Foreign Officialforeign official or of such Foreign Official’sforeign official’s Governmental Authority or to secure any improper advantage, for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any Person, in each case in material violation of any applicable law in the jurisdictions in which it operates, including but not limited to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”).

 

4.24             [Reserved].

 

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4.25             Undisclosed Liabilities. The Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries have no material obligations or liabilities, matured or unmatured, fixed or contingent, other than (i) those set forth or adequately provided for in the financial statements delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) those incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required to be set forth in the financial statements under GAAP, (iii) those incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the most recently delivered balance sheet, (iv) those incurred in connection with the execution of this Agreement and (v) those that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.26             Labor Matters. As of the Closing Date, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (a) there are no strikes, lockouts, slowdowns or other labor disputes against any Credit Party, to the knowledge of any Authorized Officer of the Borrower, threatened, (b) the hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Credit Parties and the subsidiaries are not, to the knowledge of any Authorized Officer of the Borrower, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, provincial, territorial, local or foreign law dealing with such matters, (c) there is, to the knowledge of any Authorized Officer of the Borrower, no union organization activity and (d) all payments due from any Credit Party or any Subsidiary, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Credit Party or such Subsidiary to the extent required by GAAP, and each Credit Party has withheld and remitted all employee withholdings to be withheld or remitted by it and has made all employer contributions to be made by it, in each case pursuant to applicable law on account of employment insurance and employee income taxes and any other required payroll deduction. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the consummation of the Transactions will not give rise to a right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which the Borrower or any of the subsidiaries is a party or by the Borrower or any of the subsidiaries is bound.

 

4.27             Unrestricted Subsidiaries. As of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower has no Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

 

SECTION 5.         AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

The Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as the Revolving Commitments have not been terminated and until the payment in full of the principal of and interest on each Loan, cancellation or expiration (without any pending drawing) of all Letters of Credit, and the payment in full of all fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under any Credit Document (other than amounts in respect of indemnification, expense reimbursement, yield protection or tax gross-up and other contingent obligations with respect to which no claim has been made), the Borrower shall perform, and shall cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to perform, all covenants in this Section 5.

 

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5.1                 Existence; Material Properties.

 

(a)               Do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, except as otherwise expressly permitted under this Agreement, and maintain all rights and franchises, licenses and permits material to the conduct of its business, in each case, except where the failure to so maintain would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)               Do or cause to be done all things necessary to at all times maintain and preserve all material property necessary to the normal conduct of its business and keep such property in good repair, working order and condition (with ordinary wear and tear and any casualty or condemnation excepted), except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.2                 Insurance. Maintain casualty and liability insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by similarly situated companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations (after giving effect to any self-insurance) and, with respect to the Collateral, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any material (i) property and property casualty insurance policies to be endorsed or otherwise amended to include a “standard” or “New York” lender’s loss payable endorsement (or comparable provisions applicable in the relevant foreign jurisdiction) and (ii) liability policy to identify the Administrative Agent (on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties) as additional insured thereunder as its interest may appear, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower will maintain or cause to be maintained flood insurance with respect to each Flood Hazard Property that is subject to a mortgage that is located in a community that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program, in each case, in compliance with any applicable regulations of the Board of Directors, and to the extent required by applicable law.

 

5.3                 Payment of Obligations. Pay and discharge promptly when due all obligations and liabilities (including, without limitation, Taxes imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property), before the same shall become delinquent or in default, as well as all lawful claims that, if unpaid, might give rise to a Lien upon such properties or any part thereof; provided, however, that such payment and discharge shall not be required (a) with respect to any such Tax so long as the validity or amount thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and Borrower or the affected Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves to the extent required in accordance with GAAP with respect thereto, or (b) except to the extent failure to do so would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Timely file or cause to be timely filed (after giving effect to all extensions) all Tax returns required to be filed by it, except to the extent failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.4                 Financial Statements, Reports, Etc. Furnish to the Administrative Agent, who shall furnish to each Lender:

 

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(a)               within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year (or such longer period as may be permitted by the SEC if the Borrower were then subject to the SEC reporting requirements as a non-accelerated flier), (i) a consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows showing the financial position of the Borrower and its subsidiaries as of the close of such Fiscal Year and their consolidated financial performance and cash flows for such year and setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the prior Fiscal Year and (ii) a Narrative Report for such Fiscal Year, which consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows shall be audited by chartered professional accountants of recognized national standing and accompanied by an opinion of such accountants (which opinion shall not be qualified as to scope of audit or as to the status of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary as a “going concern” (provided that such report may contain a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, if such qualification or exception is related solely to (i) an upcoming maturity date of any Indebtedness incurred in compliance with Section 6.1, (ii) any potential inability to satisfy any financial maintenance covenant included in any Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries on a future date in a future period or (iii) the activities, operations, financial results, assets or liabilities of any Unrestricted Subsidiary)) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and financial performance and cash flows of the Borrower and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (it being understood that the delivery or furnishing by the Borrower or any Parent Holding Company of an Annual Report on Form 10-K shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 5.4(a));

 

(b)               within 45 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year (or such longer period as may be permitted by the SEC if the Borrower were then subject to the SEC reporting requirements as a non-accelerated flier), commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending December 30, 2015, (i) a consolidated balance sheet and related statements of comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows showing the financial position of the Borrower and its subsidiaries as of the close of such Fiscal Quarter and their consolidated financial performance and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter and the then-elapsed portion of the Fiscal Year and setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the prior Fiscal Year and (ii) a Narrative Report for such Fiscal Quarter, all of which shall be in reasonable detail and which consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows shall be certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower on behalf of the Borrower as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial performance and cash flows of the Borrower and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes) (it being understood that the delivery or furnishing by the Borrower or any Parent Holding Company of a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 5.4(b));

 

(c)               within five Business Days of any delivery of financial statements under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 5.4, a Compliance Certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower (i) certifying that no Event of Default or Default has occurred that is then continuing, except as set forth therein, (ii) setting forth the calculation of the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) for the twelve-month period ending at the end of such fiscal period, (iii) setting forth the calculation of the Secured Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) for the twelve-month period ending at the end of such fiscal period, and (iv) in connection with the financial statements delivered under Section 5.4(a) commencing with such delivery in connection with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, a certificate setting forth the calculation of Excess Cash Flow for the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period;

 

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(d)               within 90 days after the beginning of each Fiscal Year, a consolidated annual budget for such Fiscal Year, including a description of underlying assumptions with respect thereto, which budget shall in each case be accompanied by the statement of a Financial Officer of the Borrower to the effect that such budget is based on assumptions believed by such Financial Officer to be reasonable as of the date of delivery thereof;

 

(e)               promptly, from time to time, such other customary information (which is readily available) regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Credit Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries and their compliance with the terms of any Credit Document, in each case, as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request (for itself or on behalf of any Lender); and

 

(f)                promptly upon becoming aware of the occurrence of any ERISA Event, a written notice specifying the nature thereof, what action Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto and, when known, any action taken or threatened in writing by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or the PBGC.; and

 

(g)               within 5 Business Days of any month end, the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower setting forth the calculation of Liquidity (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) as of the end of the applicable month.

 

5.5                 Litigation and Other Notices. Furnish to the Administrative Agent written notice (promptly after any Authorized Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge thereof) of the following and which notice the Administrative Agent shall furnish to the Lenders:

 

(a)               any Default, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the corrective action (if any) proposed to be taken with respect thereto; and

 

(b)               the filing or commencement of, or any written threat or written notice of intention of any Person to file or commence, any action, suit or proceeding, whether at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority or in arbitration, against Borrower or any other Credit Party as to which an adverse determination is reasonably probable and that, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.6               Compliance with Laws. Comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property (including, without limitation, ERISA, the FCPA and Anti-Terrorism Laws), except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that this Section 5.6 shall not apply to Environmental Laws, which are the subject of Section 5.10, or to laws related to Taxes, which are the subject of Section 5.3.

 

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5.7               Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections. Maintain adequate books of record and account in a manner to allow financial statements to be prepared in conformity with GAAP consistently applied in respect of all material financial transactions and matters involving the material assets and business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole and, upon at least ten Business Days’ notice (or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, upon at least five Business Days’ notice), permit the Administrative Agent to visit and inspect the financial records and the properties of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at reasonable times to be agreed during normal business hours, up to twice a year (or, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such visit and inspection may occur from time to time), subject to (i) reasonable requirements of confidentiality, including requirements imposed by law or by contract and (ii) the rights of tenants (to the extent the tenants are not the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries), if applicable. The Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent for its actual out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with such visits or inspections following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to incur any unreimbursed expense under this Section 5.7.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.4(e) or in this Section 5.7, none of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary will be required to disclose, or permit the inspection or discussion of, any document, information or other matter (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders (or their respective representatives) is prohibited by Law or any binding agreement, or (iii) that is subject to attorney client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

 

5.8                Lender Calls. Following receipt by the Borrower of a written request by the Administrative Agent (which request may only be given by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower no later than 30 days following delivery of the annual financial statements pursuant to Section 5.4(a) or any quarterly financial statement pursuant to Section 5.4(b)), the Borrower shall hold an update call (which call shall take place within ten Business Days following the receipt of such notice, as selected by the Borrower or on such other date as may be agreed with the Administrative Agent) with a Financial Officer of the Borrower and the Lenders to discuss the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the period covered by the applicable financial statements; provided, however, if the Borrower is holding a conference call open to the public to discuss such results, the Borrower will not be required to hold a separate call for the Lenders.

 

5.9                Use of Proceeds.

 

(a)               Use the proceeds of the Loans in the manner set forth in Section 4.12;

 

(b)       Ensure that no Credit Party will use the proceeds of the Loans or the Letters of Credit in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law or the FCPA; and

 

(c)       No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that would entail a violation of Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X.

 

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5.10             Compliance with Environmental Laws. Comply with all Environmental Laws applicable to its operations and properties, and comply with and obtain and renew all material permits, licenses and other approvals required pursuant to Environmental Law for its operations and properties, except, in each case with respect to this Section 5.10, to the extent the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.11             Further Assurances; Additional Security.

 

(a)               (i) As promptly as practicable, and in any event within the time periods after the Closing Date specified in Schedule 5.11 (or such later date as the Administrative Agent reasonably agrees to in writing), the Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the documents or take the actions specified on Schedule 5.11 and (ii) after the Closing Date, the Borrower or any other Credit Party shall execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, Control Agreements and other documents and recordings of Liens in stock registries), that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and to cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be and remain satisfied, all at the expense of the Borrower, and provide to the Administrative Agent, from time to time upon reasonable request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents.

 

(b)               If the Borrower or any Credit Party directly or indirectly acquires fee-owned real property after the Closing Date (with any fee-owned real property of (x) any Restricted Subsidiary that is acquired after the Closing Date and becomes a Credit Party, (y) any subsidiary that is designated a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Subsidiary Redesignation and becomes a Credit Party and (z) any Immaterial Subsidiary that is designated a Material Subsidiary and becomes a Credit Party being deemed to have been acquired after the Closing Date) that has a fair market value of $7.5 million or more on an individual basis at the time of acquisition of fee ownership of such real property, the Borrower or such other Credit Party shall (i) notify the Administrative Agent and provide the Administrative Agent with a complete description of such property (including its legal description) reasonably promptly following the acquisition thereof; (ii) cause each such fee-owned real property to be subject to a Mortgage securing the Obligations within one-hundred twenty days of the date of such acquisition (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent), provided that the maximum amount of the Obligations secured thereby shall not exceed 115% of the fair market value of such fee-owned real property, plus, to the extent permitted by applicable law, collection costs, sums advanced for the payment of taxes, assessments, maintenance and repair charges, insurance premiums and any other costs incurred to protect the security encumbered thereby or the lien thereof, expenses incurred by the Administrativeany Agent by reason of any default by the Borrower or such Credit Party under the terms thereof, together with interest thereon, all of which amounts shall be secured thereby; (iii) obtain an irrevocable written commitment to issue a mortgagee’s title policy or marked up unconditional binder for such insurance dated as of the date the applicable Mortgage is recorded (or local equivalent lender’s title insurance policies for real property outside of the United States), with endorsements (including zoning endorsements where available) as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to the extent available at commercially reasonable rates (the “Mortgage Policies”); (iv)  to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, obtain American Land Title Association/American Congress on Surveying and Mapping form surveys (or local equivalent) or deliver existing surveys together with affidavits of no-change to the title insurance company in lieu thereof, dated no more than thirty days before the date of their delivery to the Administrative Agent, certified to the Administrative Agent and the issuer of the Mortgage Policies in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (v) obtain customary opinions of local counsel to the applicable Credit Parties with respect to the enforceability and perfection of any such Mortgage in the states or provinces in which such fee-owned real properties are located; and (vi) if any such fee-owned real property is a Flood Hazard Property, provide to the Administrative Agent (A) the standard flood hazard determination form and (B) evidence of such flood insurance as may be required under applicable law and otherwise consistent with the requirements of Section 5.2 and naming the Administrative Agent as loss payee on behalf of the Secured Parties or evidence of such other insurance required by the Administrative Agent, acting reasonably.

 

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(c)               If any additional subsidiary of the Borrower (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) is formed or acquired after the Closing Date, within thirty days after the date such subsidiary is formed or acquired (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent), notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereof and, within sixty days after the date such subsidiary is formed or acquired (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent shall agree), cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied with respect to such subsidiary and with respect to any Equity Interest in or Indebtedness of such subsidiary owned by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Credit Party, subject to paragraph (e) of this Section 5.11.

 

(d)               (i) In each case other than in connection with the Acquisition, furnish to the Administrative Agent within thirty days thereafter written notice of any change in (A) corporate or organization name, (B) organizational structure, or (C) organizational identification number (or equivalent) with respect to the Borrower and the other Credit Parties; provided that the Borrower shall not effect or permit any such change unless all filings have been made, or will have been made within any statutory period, under the UCC or otherwise that are required in order for the AdministrativeCollateral Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all Collateral (to the extent otherwise required hereunder) for the benefit of the applicable Secured Parties and (ii) promptly notify the Administrative Agent if any material portion of the Collateral is damaged or destroyed.

 

(e)               The Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and the other provisions of this Section 5.11 need not be satisfied with respect to any Excluded Property or any exclusions and carve-outs from the perfection requirements set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement.

 

(f)               With respect to real property, no perfection steps shall be required by any means other than (1) solely with respect to any properties subject to any mortgages on fee-owned real property not excluded from the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement (“Required Mortgages”), fixture filings pursuant to the UCC in the applicable UCC filing office of the relevant jurisdiction in which such fee-owned real property is located and (2) the recording of Required Mortgages in the applicable county offices referred to in the foregoing clause (1); provided that the maximum amount of the Obligations secured by the Required Mortgages shall not exceed 115% of the fair market value of such fee-owned real property, plus, to the extent permitted by applicable law, collection costs, sums advanced for the payment of taxes, assessments, maintenance and repair charges, insurance premiums and any other costs incurred to protect the security encumbered thereby or the lien thereof, expenses incurred by the Administrativeany Agent by reason of any default by the Borrower or any Credit Party under the terms thereof, together with interest thereon, all of which amounts shall be secured thereby.

 

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(g)               If at any time the Borrower becomes and remains a Subsidiary of any Parent Holding Company, cause each Parent Holding Company that directly holds Equity Interests of the Borrower to enter into a pledge agreement, in form and substance substantially similar to the Pledge and Security Agreement (which pledge agreement shall include, (x) a guarantee by such Parent Holding Company of the Obligations of each Person other than such Parent Holding Company pursuant to guarantee terms substantially similar to the guarantee terms in Section 7 of this Agreement and (y) a covenant restricting such Parent Holding Company from creating, incurring or permitting to exist any Lien on its Equity Interests of the Borrower other than Liens to secure any Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or any Guarantor permitted to be secured by the Collateral pursuant to Section 6.2 of this Agreement), and deliver to the AdministrativeCollateral Agent (or a designated bailee thereof) all certificates or other instruments (if any) representing such Equity Interests, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank, in each case within 30 days of each such Parent Holding Company acquiring such direct Equity Interests in the Borrower.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Pledge and Security Agreement or any other Credit Document, (x) the Administrative AgentRequisite Lenders may grant extensions of time for, or waive the requirements to obtain, the creation or perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance and surveys with respect to, particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Credit Parties on such date) where it determinesthey determine, in consultation with the Borrower, that the cost, burden or consequences (including adverse Tax consequences) of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the practical benefit afforded thereby; and (y) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the Collateral Documents shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Collateral Documents and, to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdictions, as otherwise agreed between the Administrative AgentRequisite Lenders and the Borrower.

 

5.12             Maintenance of Ratings. Use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain at all times a credit rating by each of S&P and Moody’s in respect of the Initial Tranche A Term Loans and the Initial Tranche B Term Loans and a corporate rating by S&P and a corporate family rating by Moody’s for the Borrower, in each case with no requirement to maintain any specific minimum rating.

 

5.13             Term Loan Priority Account. As soon as practicable, but in any event no later than 30 days following the Fourth Amendment Effective Date (subject to extensions to be agreed upon by Deerfield Management Company in its reasonable discretion), (i) establish a Deposit Account with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or an affiliate therefo in which the proceeds from any Term Loan Priority Collateral (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement) shall be deposited (the “Term Loan Priority Account”) and (ii) enter into a Control Agreement among the Borrower, the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent and the financial institution, with respect to the Term Loan Priority Account. All proceeds from any Term Loan Priority Collateral shall be deposited in Term Loan Priority Account. At all times following the establishment of the Term Loan Priority Account, the Term Loan Priority Account shall all times be subject to a Control Agreement.

 

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SECTION 6.         NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

The Borrower covenants and agrees that, as long as the Revolving Commitments have not been terminated and until the payment in full of the principal of and interest on each Loan, the cancellation or expiration (without any pending drawing) of all Letters of Credit, and the payment in full of all fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under any Credit Document (other than amounts in respect of indemnification, expense reimbursement, yield protection or tax gross-up and other contingent obligations with respect to which no claim has been made), the Borrower shall perform, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to perform, all covenants in this Section 6.

 

None of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall:

 

6.1                 Indebtedness. Incur, create, assume, guarantee or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:

 

(a)               Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date either (i) set forth on Schedule 6.1(a) or (ii) in an aggregate principal amount of less than $2.5 million, and, in each case, any Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance any such Indebtedness;

 

(b)              Indebtedness created hereunder or under the other Credit Documents, Refinancing Loans, Refinancing Equivalent Debt, Incremental Loans, Incremental Equivalent Debt, Indebtedness evidenced by Permitted Debt Exchange Notes, any Rollover Indebtedness and, in each case, any Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance any of the foregoing Indebtedness;

 

(c)               (i) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which may be secured on a junior Lien basis with respect to the Liens securing the Obligations or be unsecured; provided that the Total Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) as of the end of the most recent Test Period is not greater than 4.50:1.00; provided, further, that, in the case of any Indebtedness incurred under this clause (c), (1) such Indebtedness shall not mature prior to the Maturity Date of the Term Loans (other than an earlier maturity date 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 earlier than the Maturity Date of the Term Loans) or have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the 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 maturity date of any Class of Term Loans), (2) such Indebtedness shall not have mandatory prepayment, redemption or offer to purchase events more onerous than those set forth in this Agreement unless such Indebtedness was incurred pursuant to an escrow or other similar arrangement (in which case such Indebtedness may be prepaid solely with the proceeds of such Indebtedness placed into escrow or other similar arrangements plus any other cash or Cash Equivalents deposited to cover interest, fees or premium which may be payable upon the termination of such escrow or other arrangement) or except to the extent applying to periods solely after the Latest Maturity Date of Loans outstanding hereunder (other than with respect to customary bridge financings, which may have such an earlier maturity date and which, subject to customary conditions, would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing which satisfies the requirements of the preceding clause (2)) and (3) Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, or that does not become, merge or consolidate with and into a Guarantor, shall not exceed (together with the aggregate amount incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors pursuant to Section 6.1(j)) the greater of $50.0 million and 2.85% of Consolidated Total Assets; and (ii) any Refinancing Indebtedness incurred in respect thereof;

 

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(d)               the Senior Notes and any Refinancing Indebtedness incurred in respect thereof;

 

(e)               Indebtedness pursuant to Hedge Agreements not entered into for speculative purposes;

 

(f)                Indebtedness owed to (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments for the benefit of) any Person providing workers’ compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance pursuant to reimbursement or indemnification obligations to such Person, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; provided that, upon the incurrence of Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims, such obligations are reimbursed not later than sixty days following such incurrence;

 

(g)               Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Restricted Subsidiary and of any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) any Indebtedness (including intercompany loans and other Investments constituting Indebtedness) owing by a Credit Party to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party and will not become a Credit Party in connection with the incurrence of such Indebtedness (or related Investment) shall be subordinated to the Obligations on terms substantially consistent with the subordination terms of the Intra-Group Subordination Agreement and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this subclause (g) by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party owing to a Credit Party and Investments by Credit Parties in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties and will not become a Credit Party in connection with the incurrence of such Investment pursuant to Section 6.3(l), outstanding shall not exceed in the aggregate the greater of (x) $35.0 million and (y) 2.00% of Consolidated Total Assets (provided that such limitation shall be not of any Indebtedness of a Credit Party owed to a non-Credit Party);

 

(h)               Indebtedness in respect of performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds and completion guarantees and similar obligations, including (i) those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations and (ii) performance guarantees of suppliers, customers, franchisees and licensees of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

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(i)                 Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business or other cash management treasury services in the ordinary course of business;

 

(j)                 Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (1) assumed or (2) incurred, in each case, in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments permitted pursuant to Section 6.3 at any time outstanding so long as (i) after giving effect to the assumption or incurrence of such Indebtedness and such Permitted Acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recent Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements have been made available (or were required to be made available) pursuant to Section 5.4(a) or (b), the Total Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) (x) does not exceed 5.00:1.00 or (y) would be equal to or less than such ratio immediately prior to such assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness and such Permitted Acquisition, (ii) such Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, or does not become, merge or consolidate with and into a Guarantor, outstanding does not exceed (together with the aggregate amount incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors pursuant to Section 6.1(c) above) the greater of $50.0 million and 2.85% of Consolidated Total Assets, (iii) such Indebtedness, if incurred pursuant to clause (2), does not mature prior to the Maturity Date of the Term Loans (other than an earlier maturity date 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 earlier than the Maturity Date of the Term Loans) or have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the 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 maturity date of any Class of Term Loans), (iv) such Indebtedness, if incurred pursuant to clause (2), does not have mandatory prepayment, redemption or offer to purchase events more onerous than those set forth in this Agreement unless such Indebtedness was incurred pursuant to an escrow or other similar arrangement or except to the extent applying to periods solely after the Latest Maturity Date of Loans outstanding hereunder (other than with respect to customary bridge financings, which may have such an earlier maturity date and which, subject to customary conditions, would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing which satisfies the requirements of the preceding clause (iii) earlier maturity date earlier than the Latest Term Loan Maturity Date) and (v) any “assumed” Indebtedness was not incurred in contemplation of such transaction;

 

(k)                Capital Lease Obligations and other Indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition, installations, repairs, improvement and removal of fixed or capital assets in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed, at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness (and after giving effect thereto), the greater of (i) $50.0 million and (ii) 2.85% of Consolidated Total Assets;

 

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(l)                 guarantees (i) by the Borrower or any Credit Party of any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Credit Party permitted to be incurred under this Agreement, (ii) by the Borrower or any Credit Party of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party to the extent such guarantees are permitted by Section 6.3 and (iii) by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Credit Party of Indebtedness of another Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Credit Party permitted to be incurred under this Agreement; provided that guarantees by the Borrower or any Credit Party under this Section 6.1(l) of any other Indebtedness of a Person that is subordinated to other Indebtedness of such Person shall be expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms not less favorable to the Lenders than the subordination terms applicable to such other Indebtedness;

 

(m)              Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations (including contingent earn-out obligations), in each case, incurred or assumed in connection, and substantially simultaneously with, or prior to and for the purpose of consummating, any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or the disposition of any business, assets or a subsidiary not prohibited by this Agreement, other than guarantees of Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred for the purpose of financing such Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or the acquisition of such business, assets or subsidiary;

 

(n)               Indebtedness arising pursuant to appeal bonds or similar instruments required in connection with judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 8.1(i);

 

(o)               Indebtedness consisting of (x) the financing of insurance premiums or (y) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

 

(p)               all premium (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in subclauses (a) through (o) above and subclauses (q) through (z) below;

 

(q)               Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred under overdraft facilities (including, but not limited to, intraday, automated clearing house and purchasing card services) extended by one or more financial institutions and established for the Borrower’s and the Restricted Subsidiaries’ ordinary course of operations;

 

(r)                 Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, warehouse receipts or similar instruments issued to support performance obligations and trade letters of credit (other than obligations in respect of other Indebtedness), in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(s)                unsecured Indebtedness in respect of obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of goods or services or progress payments in connection with such goods and services incurred in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money or any Hedge Agreements;

 

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(t)                Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees, directors or consultants incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(u)               Indebtedness consisting of promissory notes issued to current or former officers, directors and employees, or their respective estates or family members, in each case, to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Borrower or of any Parent Holding Company permitted by Section 6.3;

 

(v)               Indebtedness consisting of obligations under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred by such Person in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or any other Investment permitted hereunder;

 

(w)               guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and not in respect of Indebtedness for borrowed money;

 

(x)                Indebtedness in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the net cash proceeds received by the Borrower from the issuance or sale of its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) after the Closing Date excluding (x) any Equity Interests issued or capital contribution made on or prior to the Closing Date and (y) the proceeds of a Specified Equity Contribution; provided that, the amount of such proceeds or capital contribution shall not count toward Cumulative Credit;

 

(y)               Indebtedness existing under and in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof; and

 

(z)               other Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount outstanding not to exceed the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 5.75% of Consolidated Total Assets.; and

 

(aa)             Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to the ABL Facility Documents, including any extension, refinancing, refunding, replacement or renewal thereof, whether in whole or in part; provided that at any time outstanding pursuant to this clause (aa), the aggregate principal amount of such loans outstanding under the ABL Facility Documents and the aggregate face amount of any outstanding undrawn letters of credit thereunder that are not cash collateralized shall not exceed $30.0 million.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.1, (A) Indebtedness need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Indebtedness described in Section 6.1(a) and (d) through (z) but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that an item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Indebtedness described in Sections 6.1(a) and (d) through (z), the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 6.1 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in one of the above clauses and such item of Indebtedness shall be treated as having been incurred or existing pursuant to only one of such clauses; provided, however, that no such reclassification or division shall be permitted with respect to any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(b) or (c). In addition, with respect to any Indebtedness that was permitted to be incurred hereunder on the date of such incurrence, any Increased Amount of such Indebtedness shall also be permitted hereunder after the date of such incurrence.

 

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6.2               Liens. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or assets (including stock or other securities of any Person, including any subsidiary) at the time owned by it or on any income or revenues or rights in respect of any thereof, except:

 

(a)               (i) Liens described in Schedule 6.2 and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof and (ii) Liens existing on the Closing Date securing property or assets having a fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith which determination shall be conclusive) not to exceed $5.0 million in the aggregate and, in each case, any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof;

 

(b)               any Lien created under the Credit Documents (including, without limitation, Liens created under the Collateral Documents securing obligations in respect of Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Agreements to the extent such obligations constitute Obligations secured pursuant to the Collateral Documents), any Lien created under the definitive documentation evidencing any other Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.1(b), and any Lien securing Refinancing Loans, Refinancing Equivalent Debt, Incremental Loans, Incremental Equivalent Debt, Indebtedness evidenced by Permitted Debt Exchange Notes, any Rollover Indebtedness and any Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance any of the foregoing Indebtedness;

 

(c)               any Lien securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.1(q) or Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

 

(d)               Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.1(c); provided that (i) such Liens rank junior to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations (but may not be secured by any assets that are not Collateral) and (ii) the beneficiaries thereof (or an agent on their behalf) shall have entered into an Intercreditor Agreement or customary intercreditor arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders (it being understood that any such intercreditor agreement that is substantially similar to the Intercreditor Agreements shall be reasonably satisfactory);

 

(e)               Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.1(j)(1) may be secured by Liens on the newly acquired assets or assets of the newly acquired Subsidiary; provided that such Indebtedness was not created in contemplation of the acquisition of such assets or subsidiary by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(f)                Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies not yet delinquent or that are being contested in compliance with Section 5.3;

 

(g)               Liens imposed by law (including landlord’s, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, construction or other like Liens) arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 60 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which, if applicable, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books reserves in accordance with GAAP;

 

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(h)               (i) pledges and deposits and other Liens made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with the Federal Employers Liability Act or any other workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations and deposits securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements in respect of such obligations and (ii) pledges and deposits and other Liens securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance;

 

(i)                deposits and other Liens to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for Indebtedness), leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance and return of money bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, agreements with public utilities, customs duties, and other obligations of a like nature (including letters of credit in lieu of any such bonds or to support the issuance thereof) incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business that do not materially and adversely affect the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, including those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations in the ordinary course of business;

 

(j)                 zoning restrictions, survey exceptions and such matters as an accurate survey would disclose, easements, trackage rights, leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), licenses, special assessments, rights-of-way covenants, conditions, restrictions and declarations on or agreements with respect to the use of real property, servicing agreements, development agreements, site plan agreements and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business and title defects or irregularities that, in the aggregate, do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(k)               Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to any Sale and Lease-Back Transactions so long as such liens attach only to the property to which such Indebtedness relates (or accessions to such property and proceeds thereof);

 

(l)                 Liens securing judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 8.1(i);

 

(m)              Liens in favor of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(n)              Liens on property existing at the time of a Permitted Acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that such Liens were not incurred in contemplation of or in connection with such Permitted Acquisition and do not extend to any property other than the property so acquired by the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(o)               [Reserved];

 

(p)               any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any leases or subleases entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, licenses or sublicenses granted to or from others in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(q)               Liens that are contractual rights of set-off, off-set or recourse to account balances (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts or cash pooling arrangements (including with respect to any joint and several liability provisions in relation thereto) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) relating to debit card or other payment services or (iv) relating to purchase orders and other agreements (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money) entered into with customers in the ordinary course of business;

 

(r)                Liens arising by virtue of any statutory or common law provisions or similar provisions applicable in foreign jurisdictions relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights;

 

(s)                Liens securing obligations in respect of trade-related letters of credit, trade-related bank guarantees or similar trade-related obligations permitted under Section 6.1(r) and covering the goods (or the documents of title in respect of such goods) financed by such letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar obligations and the proceeds and products thereof;

 

(t)                 leases or subleases, licenses or sublicenses granted to or from others in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any material and adverse respect with the business of the Borrower and Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(u)               Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

 

(v)               Liens on the assets of a subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Credit Party that secure obligations of subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Credit Parties permitted to be incurred under Section 6.1;

 

(w)               set-off and early termination rights under Hedge Agreements;

 

(x)                (i) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder and (ii) Liens on the proceeds of Indebtedness in favor of the lenders or holders of such Indebtedness and their agents or representatives pending the application of such proceeds to a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder or any refinancing;

 

(y)               Liens arising out of consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(z)               Liens securing insurance premium financing arrangements, provided that such Liens are limited to the applicable unearned insurance premiums;

 

(aa)              Liens securing Hedge Agreements and submitted for clearing in accordance with applicable law;

 

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(bb)             Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statements or similar or analogous financing statements in any jurisdiction;

 

(cc)              Liens arising from the right of distress enjoyed by landlords or lessors or Liens otherwise granted to landlords or lessors, in either case, to secure the payment of arrears of rent in respect of leased properties;

 

(dd)             (i) other Liens so long as, after giving effect to any such Lien and the incurrence of any Indebtedness incurred at the time such Lien is created, or incurred, on a Pro Forma Basis, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (when tested for purposes of the incurrence of such Lien) does not exceed 2.50:1.00 (it being understood that for purposes of calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio solely for purposes of this clause (dd), any Indebtedness secured by a Lien pursuant to this clause (dd) and in each case any Refinancing Indebtedness thereof incurred pursuant to subclause (ii) of this clause (dd) shall, in each case, be treated as if such amount is Consolidated Total Debt of the type included in clause (i) of the definition of “First Lien Net Leverage Ratio”, regardless of whether such amount is actually secured on such a basis); provided that, if such Liens are on the Collateral, such Liens shall, if secured on a pari passu basis, be subject to an Intercreditor Agreement or, if secured on a junior basis with respect to the Obligations, be subject to an Intercreditor Agreement or customary intercreditor arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders (it being understood that any such intercreditor agreement that is substantially similar to the Intercreditor Agreements shall be reasonably satisfactory) and (ii) Liens in connection with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness secured pursuant to the preceding clause (i);

 

(ee)             deemed trusts or other Liens that are unregistered and that secure amounts that are not yet due and payable and delinquent in respect of unpaid wages, vacation pay, employee or non-resident withholding tax source deductions, goods and services taxes, sales taxes, harmonized sales taxes, municipal taxes, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, pension fund obligations and realty taxes;

 

(ff)               Liens on Equity Interests of any joint venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary (i) securing obligations of such joint venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, or (ii) pursuant to the relevant joint venture agreement or arrangement;

 

(gg)             Liens on securities that are the subject of repurchase agreements constituting Cash Equivalents under clause (iii) of the definition thereof;

 

(hh)             Liens securing the Borrower’s or its subsidiaries’ obligations in relation to corporate aircraft, including rights under any lease, sublease, charter, management, operating, crew, service, repair, maintenance, storage or other agreement relating to the aircraft, rights in the aircraft and any parts, accessions and accessories thereto, rights under insurance policies and security deposits and rights in income derived from and proceeds of any of the foregoing, in the ordinary course;

 

(ii)                Liens securing obligations under any Secured Hedge Agreements or Secured Cash Management Agreements;

 

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(jj)                Liens (other than liens securing Indebtedness for borrowed money) that are customary in the operation of the business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(kk)             licenses, sublicenses, covenants not to sue, releases or other rights under Intellectual Property granted to or from others (including in connection with distribution, license and supply agreements) in the ordinary course of business or in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(ll)                Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(k); provided that (i) such Liens attach concurrently with or within 270 days after the acquisition, installation, repair or improvement (as applicable) of the property subject to such Liens, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness (or the Indebtedness which such Indebtedness refinanced (including successive refinancings)), replacements thereof and additions and accessions to such property, the proceeds and the products thereof, customary security deposits and insurance and (iii) with respect to Capital Lease Obligations, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for additions and accessions to such assets, replacements and products thereof, customary security deposits and insurance) other than the assets subject to such Capital Lease Obligations; provided, further, that individual financings of equipment provided by one creditor may be cross-collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such creditor; and

 

(mm)            Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations in an aggregate principal or other amount outstanding at any time not exceeding the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 5.75% of Consolidated Total Assets.; and

 

(nn)             Liens in respect of or consisting of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries permitted by Section 6.1(aa) and any refinancings, extensions, refundings, renewals and replacements thereof, whether in whole or in part, otherwise permitted under this Agreement or otherwise created pursuant to the ABL Facility Documents; provided, that (i) such Liens do not apply to any asset other than Collateral that is subject to a Lien granted under a Collateral Document to secure the Obligations and (ii) all such Liens shall be subject to the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.2 and subject to the immediately following proviso, (A) a Lien securing an item of Indebtedness need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Liens described in Sections 6.2(a) through 6.2(mm) but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that a Lien securing an item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Liens described in Sections 6.2(a) through 6.2(mm), the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, such Lien securing such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this covenant and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Lien or such item of Indebtedness secured by such Lien in one of the above clauses and such Lien securing such item of Indebtedness will be treated as being incurred or existing pursuant to only one of such clauses; provided, however, that no such reclassification or division shall be permitted with respect to any Liens incurred pursuant to Section 6.2(b). In addition, with respect to any Lien securing Indebtedness that was permitted to secure such Indebtedness at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such Lien shall also be permitted to secure any Increased Amount of such Indebtedness.

 

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Any reference in any of the Credit Documents to a permitted Lien described in this Section 6.2 is not intended to subordinate or postpone, and shall not be interpreted as subordinating or postponing, or as any agreement to subordinate or postpone, any Lien created by any of the Credit Documents to any such permitted Lien.

 

6.3                 Investments, Loans and Advances. Make or acquire an Investment except:

 

(a)                Investments in joint ventures not to exceed in the aggregate $100.0 million at any one time outstanding;

 

(b)                Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary made for tax planning and reorganization purposes, so long as the value of the Collateral after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Investments, taken as a whole, is not materially impaired (as reasonably determined by the Borrower, which determination shall be conclusive);

 

(c)                Cash Equivalents and Investments that were Cash Equivalents when made;

 

(d)                Investments arising out of the receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of non-cash consideration for the sale or other disposition of assets permitted under Section 6.4;

 

(e)                loans and advances to officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) not to exceed in the aggregate $10.0 million at any time outstanding, (ii) for reasonable and customary business and related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, or (iii) in respect of payroll payments and expenses in the ordinary course of business;

 

(f)                accounts receivable, security deposits and prepayments arising and trade credit granted in the ordinary course of business and any assets or securities received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and any prepayments and other credits to suppliers made in the ordinary course of business;

 

(g)               Hedge Agreements not entered into for speculative purposes;

 

(h)               Investments existing on, or contractually committed as of, the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 6.3(h);

 

(i)                 Investments resulting from pledges and deposits referred to in Sections 6.2(h), (i), (x), (z), (cc) and (gg);

 

(j)                 repurchases of Junior Financing permitted pursuant to Section 6.8(a)(1);

 

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(k)               Investments constituting Permitted Acquisitions;

 

(l)                 Investments of the Borrower in any Restricted Subsidiary or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary inCredit Party in connection and substantially concurrently with such Investment and of any Restricted Subsidiary in the Borrower or in any other Restricted Subsidiary or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary in connection and substantially concurrently with such Investment; provided that the aggregate principal amount of such Investments (including intercompany loans and other Investments) made pursuant to this Section 6.3(l) by Credit Parties in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties and will not become a Credit Party in connection with the incurrence of such Investment, when aggregated with Indebtedness incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties owing to a Credit Party pursuant to Section 6.1(g)(ii) and acquisitions of Persons that do not become Credit Parties pursuant to Section 6.3(k), outstanding shall not exceed the greater of (x) $100 million and (y) 8.50% of Consolidated Total Assets;

 

(m)             the Transactions;

 

(n)               Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with or judgments against, customers, distributors and suppliers, or Investments acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a foreclosure by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investments or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

 

(o)               Investments of a Restricted SubsidiaryCredit Party acquired after the ClosingFourth Amendment Effective Date or of an entity merged into, or amalgamated or consolidated with, the Borrower or merged into or amalgamated or consolidated with a Restricted SubsidiaryCredit Party in accordance with Section 6.4 after the ClosingFourth Amendment Effective Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation and were in existence or had been committed to be made on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;

 

(p)               Investments in exchange for Equity Interests of the Borrower or of any Parent Holding Company;

 

(q)               guarantees by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness and are not otherwise prohibited hereunder, in each case, entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

 

(r)                Investments consisting of the redemption, purchase, repurchase or retirement of any Equity Interests permitted under Section 6.5; provided that any such Investments shall constitute a utilization of the applicable provision or provisions (without double counting) under Section 6.5;

 

(s)               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 and foreign law equivalent interests;

 

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(t)                 advances in the form of a prepayment of expenses, so long as such expenses are being paid in accordance with customary trade terms of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(u)               Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries, if the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary would otherwise be permitted to make a Restricted Payment in such amount (provided that the amount of any such Investment shall also be deemed to be a Restricted Payment under the appropriate clause of Section 6.5 for all purposes of this Agreement);

 

(v)               acquisitions by any Credit Party of Investments evidencing obligations owed by one or more officers or other employees of the Borrower, such Credit Party or its subsidiaries in connection with such officer’s or employee’s acquisition of Equity Interests of the Borrower or of any Parent Holding Company, so long as no cash is actually advanced in connection with the acquisition of any such obligations;

 

(w)               guarantees permitted under Section 6.1 (except to the extent such guarantee is expressly subject to this Section 6.3);

 

(x)                Investments consisting of the licensing, sublicensing, covenants not to sue, releases or other rights under Intellectual Property (including in connection with distribution, license and supply agreements) in the ordinary course of business or in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(y)               Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, goods, materials and equipment or purchases of contract rights or leases, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

 

(z)                Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business or in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(aa)              Investments in assets useful in the business of the Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries made with the proceeds of any Reinvestment Deferred Amount or Below Threshold Asset Sale Proceeds; provided that if the underlying Asset Sale or Casualty Event was with respect to the Borrower or a Guarantor, then such Investment shall be consummated by the Borrower or a Guarantor;

 

(bb)             Investments in the Term Loans and other permitted Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in the case of Term Loans, solely consummated in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 10.4(o) hereof; provided that the aggregate principal amount of such Investments made pursuant to this Section 6.3(bb) by Credit Parties in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties, shall not exceed the greater of (x) $25.0 million and (y) 1.45% of Consolidated Total Assets.

 

(cc)              other Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in Persons that are Credit Parties or that will become Credit Parties in connection with such Investment; provided that, after giving effect to such Investment, the aggregate amount of all Investments outstanding pursuant to this paragraph (cc) (valued at the time of the making thereof, and without giving effect to any write-downs or write-offs thereof, but giving effect to an return or distribution of capital or repayments of principal in respect thereof) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $125.0 million and (y) 8.50% of Consolidated Total Assets;

 

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(dd)             so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Investments made with any portion of the Cumulative Credit;

 

(ee)              any Investments in Persons that are Credit Parties or that will become Credit Parties in connection with such Investment; provided that (A) the Total Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) shall not exceed 2.75:1.00 and (B) no Specified Event of Default shall exist after giving effect to such Investment; and

 

(ff)               payments under and pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.3 and subject to the immediately following proviso, (A) Investments need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Indebtedness described in Sections 6.3(a) through (ff) but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that an Investment (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Investments described in Sections 6.3(a) through (ff), the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, such Investment (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 6.3 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Investment (or any portion thereof) in one of the above clauses and such Investment shall be treated as having been made or existing pursuant to only one of such clauses; provided, however, that no such reclassification shall be permitted with respect to any Investment made pursuant to Section 6.3(dd).

 

6.4               Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets. Merge into or consolidate, amalgamate or liquidate, wind up or dissolve themselves (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or convey, sell, lease or sublease (as lessor or sub-lessor), transfer or otherwise dispose of, in a single transaction or in a related series of transactions, all or any part of its business, assets or property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to or in favor of any Person, except:

 

(a)               any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor;

 

(b)               any Restricted Subsidiary (or any other Person) may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with (i) the Borrower (including a merger, the purpose of which is to reorganize the Borrower into a new jurisdiction in any State of the United States of America); provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or the surviving Person (which shall be a Person incorporated or organized in any State of the United States of America or the District of Columbia) shall expressly assume the obligations of the Borrower pursuant to documents reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders or (ii) any one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that when any Guarantor is merging with another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party, either (x) such Credit Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person or the continuing or surviving Person shall be or become a Credit Party or (y) such transaction shall be treated as an Investment and shall comply with Section 6.3;

 

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(c)               sales or other dispositions among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or by and among Restricted Subsidiaries (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise); provided that any such sale or disposition by a Credit Party to a Person that is not a Credit Party shall be (i) for fair market value (as determined by the Borrower, on the date a legally binding commitment for such sale or disposition was entered into, in good faith which determination shall be conclusive) or (ii) treated as an Investment and otherwise made in compliance with Section 6.3 (other than Sections 6.3(d) and (o));

 

(d)               (x) the liquidation or dissolution of any Restricted Subsidiary or change in form of entity of any Restricted Subsidiary if (A) the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation, dissolution or change in form is (1) in the best interests of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (2) if such dissolved or liquidated Restricted Subsidiary is a Guarantor, then, unless otherwise permitted hereunder, either the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor receives any assets of such dissolved or liquidated Restricted Subsidiary; provided that in the case of a dissolution or liquidation of a Credit Party that results in a distribution of assets to a subsidiary that is not a Credit Party, such distribution shall be treated as an Investment and shall be permitted under Section 6.3 and (y) any merger, amalgamation, dissolution, liquidation or consolidation, the purpose of which is to effect (A) a sale or disposition otherwise permitted under this Section 6.4 (other than Sections 6.4(b) or Section 6.4(d)); provided further, that in the case of a change in the form of entity of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Credit Party, after such change, the security interests of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties in the Collateral of such Credit Party shall remain in full force and effect and be perfected to the same extent as prior to such change or (B) an Investment permitted under Section 6.3;

 

(e)               (x) sales or leases of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (y) the leasing or subleasing of real property in the ordinary course of business and (z) leases, subleases, assignments, licenses, cross-licenses and sublicenses of assets in the ordinary course of business to third persons not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, including charters related to corporate aircraft leases;

 

(f)                disposals of surplus, obsolete, damaged, used or worn out property or other property that is no longer useful;

 

(g)               dispositions of Cash Equivalents;

 

(h)               dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations or conveyances that constitute Liens permitted by Section 6.2, Investments permitted pursuant to Section 6.3 or Restricted Payments permitted by Section 6.5;

 

(i)                 sales or other dispositions of any assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary for fair market value (determined by the Borrower, on the date the legally binding commitment for such sale or disposition was entered into, in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive); provided that at least 75% of the consideration (as determined on the date the legally binding commitment for such sale or disposition was entered into) for such sale or disposition shall consist of cash and Cash Equivalents (provided that for purposes of the 75% consideration requirement (x) any liabilities, as shown on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness or other liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Obligations) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a customary assignment and assumption agreement that releases the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from further liability, (y) any securities, notes, Equity Interests or other obligations received by the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 180 days of their receipt to the extent of the cash received in that conversion, and (z) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary in such sale or other disposition having an aggregate fair market value (determined on the date of determination by the Borrower, on the date a legally binding commitment for the relevant sale or disposition (or, if later, for the payment of such item) was entered into, in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (z) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed 3.00% of Consolidated Total Assets, with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time each applicable agreement was entered into without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, in each case, shall be deemed to be Cash Equivalents);

 

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(j)                 to the extent that (i) the relevant property or assets are exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of the relevant sale or disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property, so long as the exchange, sale or disposition is made for fair value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith which determination shall be conclusive) and on an arm’s length basis for like property or assets; provided that upon the consummation thereof, in the case of any Credit Party, either (x) the AdministrativeCollateral Agent has a perfected Lien on the replacement property having the same priority as any Lien held on the property or assets so exchanged, sold or disposed or (y) for any property or assets upon which the AdministrativeCollateral Agent does not have a Lien such assets or property shall be treated as an Investment and shall comply with Section 6.3;

 

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

 

(l)                 sales, discounting or forgiveness of accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business or in connection with the collection or compromise thereof;

 

(m)              dispositions and/or terminations of leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including the provision of software under an open source license), which (i) are in the ordinary course of business, (ii) do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (iii) relate to closed facilities or closed storage or distribution centers or the discontinuation of any product line;

 

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(n)               (i) the expiration of any option agreement in respect of real or personal property and (ii) any surrender or waiver of contractual rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contractual rights or other litigation claims in the ordinary course of business;

 

(o)               transfers of property subject to a Casualty Event upon receipt of Net Cash Proceeds of such Casualty Event;

 

(p)               the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate the Transactions;

 

(q)               sales of non-core assets acquired in connection with an acquisition permitted hereunder and sales of real estate assets acquired in an acquisition permitted hereunder which, within 180 days of the date of the acquisition, are designated in writing to the Administrative Agent as being held for sale and not for the continued operation of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses;

 

(r)                (i) substantially contemporaneous exchanges or swaps, including transactions covered by Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, of property or assets so long as the exchange or swap is made for fair value (as determined by the Borrower, or the date a legally binding commitment for such exchange or swap was entered into, in good faith which determination shall be conclusive) and on an arm’s length basis; provided that upon the consummation of such exchange or swap, in the case of any Credit Party, either (x) the AdministrativeCollateral Agent has a perfected Lien having the same priority as any Lien held on the property or assets so exchanged or swapped or (y) for any property or assets upon which the AdministrativeCollateral Agent does not have a Lien such assets or property shall be treated as an Investment and shall comply with Section 6.3 and (ii) any Salesale or disposition that is necessary or advisable, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, in order to obtain the approval of any Governmental Authority to consummate or avoid the prohibition or other restrictions on the consummation of any Permitted Acquisition permitted by Section 6.3;

 

(s)                (i) licenses, sublicenses, covenants not to sue, releases or other rights under Intellectual Property (including in connection with distribution, license and supply agreements) granted to or from others (or expiration or termination of any of the foregoing) in the ordinary course of business or in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) the sale or disposal of Intellectual Property, or any issuances or registrations, or applications for issuances or registrations, of any Intellectual Property, which are in the ordinary course of business or, in the reasonable good faith determination of the Borrower, are uneconomical, negligible, or not material to the conduct of the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and (iii) the abandonment, cancellation or lapse of Intellectual Property, or any issuances or registrations, or applications for issuances or registrations, of any Intellectual Property, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(t)                 terminations of Hedge Agreements;

 

(u)               sales or dispositions of Equity Interests or debt or other securities of or in Unrestricted Subsidiaries; and

 

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(v)               any disposition of assets or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, with an aggregate fair market value (determined on the date of determination by the Borrower, on the date a legally binding commitment for the relevant sale or disposition (or, if later, for the payment of such sale or disposition) was entered into, in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive) of less than (x) $5.0 million individually and (y) $20.0 million in the aggregate; provided that for the purposes of calculations in respect of clause (y), all amounts in respect of dispositions of investments in debt and equity securities held for reinvestment in similar instruments in a manner consistent with past practices shall be excluded.

 

To the extent any Collateral is disposed of as expressly permitted by this Section 6.4 to any Person other than a Credit Party, such Collateral shall automatically be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Credit Documents, and the Administrative AgentAgents shall be authorized to take, and shall take (in accordance with and subject to Section 9.9 and 10.18), any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.4, (A) actions need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted actions described in Sections 6.4(a) through 6.4(v) but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that an action meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted actions described in Sections 6.4(a) through 6.4(v), the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later classify or reclassify, such action in any manner that complies with this Section 6.4 and will only be required to include such action in one of the above clauses and such action shall be treated as having been made or existing pursuant to only one of such clauses.

 

6.5               Restricted Payments. Pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:

 

(a)                the Borrower may make Restricted Payments payable solely in Qualified Stock of the Borrower or of any Parent Holding Company;

 

(b)               any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower may declare and pay cash dividends to the Borrower or to any Restricted Subsidiary of which it is a subsidiary;

 

(c)               as required by the terms of contracts of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that are in effect on the Closing Date and set forth in Schedule 6.5(c);

 

(d)               the Borrower may repurchase Equity Interests of the Borrower (or of any Parent Holding Company) upon exercise of options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent all or a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants and/or amounts on account of required withholding taxes and brokerage fees with respect to such options as part of a “cashless” exercise;

 

(e)               dividend adjustments and repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or other convertible or exchangeable securities or the vesting of restricted stock units or deferred stock units (including any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement);

 

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(f)                the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to any Parent Holding Company:

 

(i)               the proceeds of which will be used to pay the income taxes and franchise (and similar) taxes (including minimum taxes) imposed in lieu of income taxes of a Parent Holding Company attributable to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated returns for the relevant jurisdiction of such Parent Holding Company that include the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined as if the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries filed separately; provided that Restricted Payments under this Section 6.5(f)(i) shall not exceed the income tax liability of the consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated group that would consist solely of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(ii)             the proceeds of which shall be used by such Parent Holding Company to pay (or to make a Restricted Payment to or Investment in a Parent Holding Company to enable it or another Parent Holding Company to pay) (a) its operating expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and other corporate overhead costs and expenses (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses provided by third parties), which are reasonable and customary and incurred in the ordinary course of business, plus any reasonable and customary indemnification claims made by directors, officers or employees of any Parent Holding Company, in each case attributable to the operations or ownership of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or (b) the fees and other amounts described in Section 6.6(b)(4) to the extent that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary would be then permitted under Section 6.6(b)(4) to pay such fees and other amounts directly;

 

(iii)           the proceeds of which shall be used by such Parent Holding Company to pay its (or to allow another Parent Holding Company to pay) (x) franchise taxes and (y) other taxes imposed on a separate company basis with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(iv)          [Reserved];

 

(v)           the proceeds of which are applied to the purchase or other acquisition by any Parent Holding Company of all or substantially all the assets of, or all the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares issued to foreign nationals) in, a Person or division or line of business of a Person or related franchisee rights, assets or operations; provided that if such purchase or other acquisition had been made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, it would have constituted a Permitted Acquisition permitted to be made pursuant to the definition of “Permitted Acquisition”; provided that (A) such Restricted Payment shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such purchase or other acquisition and (B) any Parent Holding Company shall, substantially concurrently with the closing thereof, cause (1) all Property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) and any liabilities assumed to be contributed to the Borrower, any other Credit Party or (to the extent permitted by the definition of “Permitted Acquisition”) any Restricted Subsidiary or (2) the merger (to the extent permitted in Section 6.4) into the Borrower, any other Credit Party or (to the extent permitted by the definition of “Permitted Acquisition”) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Person formed or acquired in order to consummate such purchase or other acquisition;

 

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(vi)             the proceeds of which shall be used by the Borrower to pay, or to allow any Parent Holding Company to pay, a portion (which shall not exceed the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ ratable portion of the consolidated assets of such Parent Holding Company) of any customary fees and expenses related to any unsuccessful equity offering by any Parent Holding Company, or offering or debt issuance, incurrence or offering, sale, disposition, acquisition or investment transaction permitted by this Agreement; and

 

(vii)            the proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to officers, employees, consultants and independent contractors of any Parent Holding Company to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(g)               the Borrower may make Restricted Payments the proceeds of which are applied on the Closing Date, solely to effect the consummation of the Transactions;

 

(h)               [Reserved];

 

(i)                 the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments not otherwise specified in this Section 6.5 in an aggregate amount that does not exceed the greater of (i) $35.0 million and (ii) 2.00% of Consolidated Total Assets;

 

(j)                 the Borrower may make any Restricted Payments with the Cumulative Credit if at the time such Restricted Payment is made, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and after giving effect to such Restricted Payments on a Pro Forma Basis, the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 3.25:1.00.

 

(k)               the Borrower may make any Restricted Payments if at the time such Restricted Payment is made, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and after giving effect to such Restricted Payments on a Pro Forma Basis, the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 2.25:1.00;

 

(l)                 any dividend paid within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof if at such date of declaration such dividend would have complied with this Section 6.5; and

 

(m)               the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments the proceeds of which will be used to repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire the Equity Interests of the Borrower (or to make a Restricted Payment to or an Investment in a Parent Holding Company to enable it or another Parent Holding Company to repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire its Equity Interests) from directors, officers, employees or members of management, consultants or independent contractors of the Borrower, any Subsidiary, any Parent Holding Company (or their estate, heirs, family members, spouse and/or former spouse), in each case in connection with the resignation, termination, death or disability of any such directors, officers, employees or members of management, consultants or independent contractors or otherwise in accordance with any stock option or stock appreciation rights plan, any management, director and/or employee stock ownership or incentive plan, stock subscription plan, employment termination agreement or any other employment agreements, partnership agreement or equity holders’ agreement in an aggregate amount, except with respect to non-discretionary repurchases, acquisitions, retirements or redemptions pursuant to the terms of any stock option or stock appreciation rights plan, any management, director and/or employee stock ownership or incentive plan, stock subscription plan, employment termination agreement or any other employment agreement, partnership agreement or equity holders’ agreement not to exceed for any Fiscal Year of the Borrower, $5.0 million plus any unutilized portion of such amount in the immediately preceding two fiscal years (with any unutilized portion applied first); provided further that the amounts set forth in this clause (m) may be further increased by (A) the proceeds of any key-man life insurance received by a Parent Holding Company (to the extent contributed to the Borrower), the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, plus (B) to the extent received by or contributed in cash to the common equity of the Borrower and not theretofore utilized to make a Restricted Payment under this Section 6.5(m), the net proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of any Parent Holding Company or the Borrower, in each case to members of management, managers, directors, consultants or independent contractors of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Holding Company that occurs after the Closing Date, plus (C) the amount of any cash bonuses otherwise payable to any future, present or former, director, employee or consultant of the Borrower, any Parent Holding Company or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries that are in respect of services rendered to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and foregone in return for the receipt of Equity Interests of the Borrower, any Parent Holding Company or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to a deferred compensation plan of such entity (provided that in no event shall any such amounts set forth in clause (B) that are so utilized increase the Cumulative Credit).

 

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For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.5 and subject to the immediately following proviso, (A) Restricted Payments need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Restricted Payments described in Section 6.5(a) through (l) but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that a Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Restricted Payments described in Sections 6.5(a) through (l), the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, such Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 6.5 and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) in one of the above clauses and such Restricted Payment shall be treated as having been made or existing pursuant to only one of such clauses; provided, however, that no such reclassification shall be permitted with respect to any Restricted Payment made pursuant to Section 6.5(j) or Section 6.5(k).

 

6.6               Transactions with Affiliates.

 

(a)               Sell or transfer any property or assets to, or purchase or acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transaction with, any of its Affiliates in a transaction involving consideration in excess of $10.0 million for such transaction or series of related transactions, unless such transaction or series of transactions are (i) otherwise expressly permitted (or required) with such Affiliates or holders under this Agreement or (ii) upon terms that are not materially less favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate.

 

(b)               The foregoing paragraph (a) shall not prohibit, to the extent otherwise permitted under this Agreement:

 

(1)              any issuance of securities, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, equity purchase agreements, stock options, restricted stock units or deferred stock units and stock ownership and long-term incentive plans approved by the Board of Directors of the Borrower;

 

(2)              (i) payments by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any tax sharing agreements among the Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on customary terms that require each party to make payments when taxes are due or refunds received of amounts equal to the income tax liabilities and refunds generated by each such party and (ii) payments by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any tax sharing agreements among the Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on customary terms that require each party to make payments when taxes are due or refunds received of amounts equal to the income tax liabilities and refunds generated by each such party calculated on a separate return basis, and payments to the party generating tax benefits and credits of amounts equal to the value of such tax benefits and credits made available to the party making the payments;

 

(3)              transactions among the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction (including via merger, amalgamation or consolidation in which the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary is the surviving entity) not prohibited by this Agreement;

 

(4)               customary fees and indemnities may be paid to any directors of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (and, to the extent attributable to the operations or ownership of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, to directors of any Parent Holding Company) and reasonable out-of-pocket costs of such Persons may be reimbursed;

 

(5)              the Transactions and other transactions (and, in each case, the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the consummation thereof) pursuant to the agreements and arrangements in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 6.6(b) or any amendment thereto to the extent such amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect;

 

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(6)              (A) any employment, severance or consulting agreements entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, (B) any subscription agreement or similar agreement pertaining to the repurchase of Equity Interests pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with employees, consultants, officers or directors, and (C) any employee, severance or consultant compensation, indemnification arrangement, benefit plan or arrangement, any health, disability or similar insurance plan which covers employees or consultants, and any reasonable employment or consulting contract and transactions pursuant thereto;

 

(7)               Restricted Payments permitted under Section 6.5;

 

(8)               any purchase of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any contribution to the equity capital of the Borrower;

 

(9)               transactions between or among the Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(10)             transactions with customers, distributors, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

 

(11)            any transaction in respect of which the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter addressed to the Board of Directors of the Borrower from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm, in each case of nationally recognized standing in the United States, which letter states, either that (A) such transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate or (B) is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(12)            transactions with a joint venture for the purchase or sale of goods, equipment and services entered into in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with prudent business practice followed by companies in the industry of the Borrower and its subsidiaries; and

 

(13)            transactions permitted by, and complying with, the provisions of Section 6.4.

 

For purposes of this Section 6.6, any transaction shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements set forth in Section 6.6(a)(ii) if such transaction is approved by a majority of Disinterested Directors.

 

6.7                 Business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, engage at any time in any business or business activity other than in the case of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (x) any business or business activity conducted by any of them on the Closing Date and any business or business activities incidental or related thereto, or any business or business activity that is reasonably similar or complementary thereto or a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto, including the consummation of the Transactions and (y) such other business or business activity as may be consented to by the Requisite Lenders from time to time, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

 

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6.8               Limitation on Modifications and Payments of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements; Etc..

 

(a)                

 

(1)               Make, directly or indirectly, any voluntary payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is (x) expressly subordinate to the Obligations, (y) any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of clause (x) pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(ii) or (z) any Senior Notes (clauses (x), (y) and (z) each, a “Junior Financing”), or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination in respect of any Junior Financing except for (a) with the proceeds of Refinancing Indebtedness, (b) payments of regularly scheduled interest, and, to the extent this Agreement is then in effect, principal on the scheduled maturity date of any Junior Financing, (c) the conversion of any Junior Financing to Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or of any Parent Holding Company, (d) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, any payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity (1) in an aggregate amount not to exceed 4.25% of Consolidated Total Assets or (2) made with any portion of the Cumulative Credit, (e) payments or distributions in amounts that would otherwise have been permitted to be made as Restricted Payments; provided that any such prepayment shall constitute a utilization of the applicable Restricted Payment capacity and (f) the repurchase, redemption, termination, repayment or retirement of the Senior Notes; or

 

(2)               Amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of, any provision of (i) any of its Organizational Documents in a manner materially adverse to the rights and remedies of Administrative Agentthe Agents and the Lenders under the Loan Documents taken as a whole, or (ii) any Junior Financing or any agreement, document or instrument evidencing or relating thereto, other than amendments or modifications that (a) do not affect the subordination or payment provisions thereof (if any) in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (b) otherwise comply with the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness.”

 

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(b)               Enter into, or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to enter into, any agreement or instrument that by its terms restricts (i) the payment of dividends or distributions or the making of cash advances by such Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) the granting, perfection or enforcement of Liens by such Restricted Subsidiary or the Borrower pursuant to the Collateral Documents in respect of the Loans, in each case other than those arising under any Credit Document, except, in each case, restrictions existing by reason of:

 

(A)             restrictions imposed by applicable law;

 

(B)              contractual encumbrances or restrictions (i) in effect on the Closing Date and (to the extent not otherwise permitted by this Section 6.8 are listed on Schedule 6.8), (ii) on the granting of Liens pursuant to documentation governing Indebtedness incurred in compliance with Section 6.1 that is secured by Liens pursuant to Section 6.2 on terms that are consistent with, or not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than, the restrictions set forth herein (as determined conclusively by the Borrower and evidenced by a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower), or (iii) pursuant to documentation related to any permitted renewal, extension or refinancing of any Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date that does not expand the scope of any such encumbrance or restriction in any material respect (as determined conclusively by the Borrower and evidenced by a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower);

 

(C)              any restriction on a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the Equity Interests or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary pending the closing of such sale or disposition;

 

(D)              customary provisions in joint venture agreements or other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section 6.3;

 

(E)               any restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement (other than Indebtedness secured by second-priority Liens on the Collateral) to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;

 

(F)               customary provisions contained in licenses, sublicenses, covenants not to sue, releases and other agreements in connection with Intellectual Property (including in connection with distribution, license and supply agreements) and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(G)              customary provisions restricting the subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest;

 

(H)              any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(I)               any agreement relating to the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of any asset permitted under Section 6.4 pending the consummation of such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition;

 

(J)               any agreement in effect at the time any Restricted Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as any such contractual restrictions were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower;

 

(K)             customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases and customer contracts entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, 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 and its Restricted Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligations under the Credit Documents;

 

(L)              any restrictions in agreements representing Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.1 of a subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Credit Party;

 

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

 

(N)              any restriction with respect to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (or any of its property or assets) imposed by customary provisions in a Hedge Agreement not entered into for speculative purposes;

 

(O)              any restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.1 or Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, on prevailing market terms and conditions available to borrowers at the time such transactions are entered into and will not materially impair the Borrower’s ability to pay interest, premium, if any, or principal pursuant to the Credit Documents, when due;

 

(P)              any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Sections 6.8(b)(i) and (b)(ii) imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (A) through (O) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, on prevailing market terms and conditions available to borrowers at the time such transactions are entered into and will not materially impair the Borrower’s ability to pay interest, premium, if any, or principal pursuant to the Credit Documents, when due;

 

(Q)             any restrictions with respect to the corporate aircraft, including under any lease, sublease, charter, management, operating, crew, service, repair, maintenance, storage or other agreement relating to the aircraft;

 

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(R)              solely to the extent that such restrictions relate to the Subsidiary being acquired or incurring such Indebtedness, restrictions contained in assumed Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.1(j);

 

(S)              any Transaction Document; and

 

(T)              any restriction imposed by the ABL Facility Documents.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Agreement does not restrict any redemption or other payment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary made as a mandatory principal redemption or other payment in respect of Junior DebtFinancing pursuant to an “AHYDO saver” provision of any agreement or instrument in respect of a Junior Financing, and the Borrower’s determination in good faith of the amount of any such “AHYDO saver” mandatory principal redemption or other payment shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes under this Agreement.

 

6.9                Changes in Fiscal Year. Borrower shall not permit its fiscal year to end on any date other than June 30 or permit its fiscal quarters to end on a date other than on or about September 30, December 31 or March 31; provided that the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change the financial reporting convention to a calendar year-end convention.

 

6.10             Revolver Financial Performance Covenant. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Covenant Trigger Event, the Borrower shall not permit the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) as of the last day of any Test Period during any period set forth below to be greater than the ratio set forth opposite such Test Period below. Such covenant shall be tested following a Covenant Trigger Event, and for so long as such Covenant Trigger Event is continuing as of the last day of the most recent Fiscal Quarter covered by such financial statements, upon the delivery of each set of financial statements pursuant to Section  5.4 after (and for so long as) such Covenant Trigger Event has been triggered.

 

Test Period Ended First Lien Net
Leverage Ratio
December 31, 2015 – December 31, 2017 4.25:1.00
December 31, 2017 – December 31, 2019 3.75:1.00
December 31, 2019 and thereafter 3.25:1.00

 

6.11             Tranche A Term Loan Financial Performance Covenant and Minimum Liquidity Covenant.

 

(a)        The Borrower shall not permit the Secured Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) as of the last day of any Test Period (i) prior to December 31, 2017, to be greater than 4.25:1.00, (ii) as of December 31, 2017 and prior to December 31, 2019 to be greater than 3.75:1.00, (iii) as of December 31, 2019 and prior to September 30, 2020, 4.25:1.00 and (iv) as of September 30, 2020 and thereafter to be greater than 4.00:1.00.

 

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(b)        Commencing with the first full fiscal quarter after the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower shall maintain minimum Liquidity of $75,000,000 as of the last day of any Test Period. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent, who shall furnish to each Lender, within five Business Days of any delivery of any financial statements under paragraphs (a) or (b) of Section 5.4, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower setting forth the calculation of the Liquidity (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) as of the end of the applicable fiscal period.

 

6.12             Tranche B Term Loan Minimum Liquidity Covenant. Commencing with the first full month after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower shall maintain (a) minimum Liquidity of $15,000,000 as of the last day of any month and (b) a minimum balance of $5,000,000 in the Liquidity Account at all times.

 

SECTION 7.         GUARANTY

 

7.1               Guaranty of the Obligations. Subject to the provisions of Section  7.2, each Guarantor jointly and severally hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees (the “Guaranty”) to Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Beneficiaries the due and punctual payment in full of all Obligations of each Person other than such Guarantor when the same shall become due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 362(a) or any equivalent provision in any applicable jurisdiction) (each, a “Guaranteed Obligation” and, collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations”); provided that anything herein or in any other Credit Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the other Credit Documents shall in no event exceed the amount that can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under the Bankruptcy Code or other Laws relating to the insolvency of debtors or an amount unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving such Guarantor or as the result of any avoidance actions therein.

 

7.2               Contribution by Guarantors. All Guarantors desire to allocate among themselves (collectively, the “Contributing Guarantors”), in a fair and equitable manner, their obligations arising under this Guaranty. Accordingly, in the event any payment or distribution is made on any date by a Guarantor (a “Funding Guarantor”) under this Guaranty such that its Aggregate Payments exceed its Fair Share as of such date, such Funding Guarantor shall be entitled to a contribution from each of the other Contributing Guarantors in an amount sufficient to cause each Contributing Guarantor’s Aggregate Payments to equal its Fair Share as of such date. “Fair Share” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the ratio of (i) the Fair Share Contribution Amount with respect to such Contributing Guarantor to (ii) the aggregate of the Fair Share Contribution Amounts with respect to all Contributing Guarantors multiplied by (b) the aggregate amount paid or distributed on or before such date by all Funding Guarantors under this Guaranty in respect of the obligations Guaranteed. “Fair Share Contribution Amount” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, the maximum aggregate amount of the obligations of such Contributing Guarantor under this Guaranty that would not render its obligations hereunder or thereunder subject to avoidance as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Section 548 of Title 11 of the United States Code or any applicable law; provided that, solely for purposes of calculating the “Fair Share Contribution Amount” with respect to any Contributing Guarantor for purposes of this Section 7.2, any assets or liabilities of such Contributing Guarantor arising by virtue of any rights to subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification or any rights to or obligations of contribution hereunder shall not be considered as assets or liabilities of such Contributing Guarantor. “Aggregate Payments” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (1) the aggregate amount of all payments and distributions made on or before such date by such Contributing Guarantor in respect of this Guaranty (including in respect of this Section 7.2), minus (2) the aggregate amount of all payments received on or before such date by such Contributing Guarantor from the other Contributing Guarantors as contributions under this Section 7.2. The amounts payable as contributions hereunder shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment or distribution is made by the applicable Funding Guarantor. The allocation among Contributing Guarantors of their obligations as set forth in this Section 7.2 shall not be construed in any way to limit the liability of any Contributing Guarantor hereunder. Each Guarantor is a third party beneficiary to the contribution agreement set forth in this Section 7.2.

 

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7.3                 Payment by Guarantors. Subject to Section  7.2, the Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree, in furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Beneficiary may have at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, that upon the failure of the Borrower to pay any of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 362(a) or any equivalent provision in any applicable jurisdiction), the Guarantors will upon demand pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of Beneficiaries, an amount equal to the sum of the unpaid principal amount of all applicable Guaranteed Obligations then due as aforesaid, accrued and unpaid interest on such Guaranteed Obligations (including interest that would continue to accrue, but for the Borrower’s becoming the subject of a case under the Bankruptcy Code, whether or not a claim is allowed against the Borrower for such interest in the related bankruptcy case) and all other applicable Guaranteed Obligations then owed to Beneficiaries as aforesaid.

 

7.4                 Liability of Guarantors Absolute. Each Guarantor agrees that its obligations hereunder are, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, irrevocable, absolute, independent and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance which constitutes a legal or equitable discharge of a guarantor or surety other than payment in full of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, each Guarantor agrees, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, as follows:

 

(a)               this Guaranty is a guaranty of payment when due and not of collectability;

 

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(b)               this Guaranty is a primary obligation of each Guarantor and not merely a contract of surety;

 

(c)               Administrative Agent may enforce this Guaranty upon the occurrence of an Event of Default notwithstanding the existence of any dispute between Borrower and any Beneficiary with respect to the existence of such Event of Default;

 

(d)               the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of Borrower and the obligations of any other guarantor (including any other Guarantor) of the obligations of Borrower, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against such Guarantor, whether or not any action is brought against Borrower or any of such other guarantors and whether or not Borrower is joined in any such action or actions;

 

(e)               payment by any Guarantor of a portion, but not all, of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations shall in no way limit, affect, modify or abridge any Guarantor’s liability for any portion of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations which has not been paid (without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if Administrative Agent is awarded a judgment in any suit brought to enforce any Guarantor’s covenant to pay a portion of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, such judgment shall not be deemed to release such Guarantor from its covenant to pay the portion of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations that is not the subject of such suit, and such judgment shall not, except to the extent satisfied by such Guarantor, limit, affect, modify or abridge any other Guarantor’s liability hereunder in respect of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations);

 

(f)                any Beneficiary, upon such terms as it deems appropriate, without notice or demand and without affecting the validity or enforceability hereof or giving rise to any reduction, limitation, impairment, discharge or termination of any Guarantor’s liability hereunder, from time to time may (i) renew, extend, accelerate, increase the rate of interest on, or otherwise change the time, place, manner or terms of payment of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations; (ii) settle, compromise, release or discharge, or accept or refuse any offer of performance with respect to, or substitutions for, the applicable Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement relating thereto and/or subordinate the payment of the same to the payment of any other obligations; (iii) request and accept other guaranties of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations and take and hold security for the payment hereof or the applicable Guaranteed Obligations; (iv) release, surrender, exchange, substitute, compromise, settle, rescind, waive, alter, subordinate or modify, with or without consideration, any security for payment of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, any other guaranties of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, or any other obligation of any Person (including any other Guarantor) with respect to the applicable Guaranteed Obligations; (v) enforce and apply any security now or hereafter held by or for the benefit of such Beneficiary in respect hereof or the applicable Guaranteed Obligations and direct the order or manner of sale thereof, or exercise any other right or remedy that such Beneficiary may have against any such security, in each case as such Beneficiary in its discretion may determine consistent herewith or the applicable Hedge Agreement and any applicable security agreement, including foreclosure on any such security pursuant to one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, whether or not every aspect of any such sale is commercially reasonable, and even though such action operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of any Guarantor against any other Credit Party or any security for the applicable Guaranteed Obligations; and (vi) exercise any other rights available to it under the Credit Documents or any Hedge Agreements; and

 

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(g)               this Guaranty and the obligations of Guarantors hereunder shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment, discharge or termination for any reason (other than payment in full of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations), including the occurrence of any of the following, whether or not any Guarantor shall have had notice or knowledge of any of them: (i) any failure or omission to assert or enforce or agreement or election not to assert or enforce, or the stay or enjoining, by order of court, by operation of law or otherwise, of the exercise or enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right, power or remedy (whether arising under the Credit Documents or any Hedge Agreements, at law, in equity or otherwise) with respect to the applicable Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement relating thereto, or with respect to any other guaranty of or security for the payment of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations; (ii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or any consent to departure from, any of the terms or provisions (including provisions relating to events of default) hereof, any of the other Credit Documents, any of the Hedge Agreements or any agreement or instrument executed pursuant thereto, or of any other guaranty or security for the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, in each case whether or not in accordance with the terms hereof or such Credit Document, such Hedge Agreement or any agreement relating to such other guaranty or security; (iii) the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, or any agreement relating thereto, at any time being found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect; (iv) the application of payments received from any source (other than payments received pursuant to the other Credit Documents or any of the Hedge Agreements or from the proceeds of any security for the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, except to the extent such security also serves as collateral for indebtedness other than the applicable Guaranteed Obligations) to the payment of indebtedness other than the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, even though any Beneficiary might have elected to apply such payment to any part or all of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations; (v) any Beneficiary’s consent to the change, reorganization or termination of the corporate structure or existence of the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries and to any corresponding restructuring of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations; (vi) any failure to perfect or continue perfection of a security interest in any collateral which secures any of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations; (vii) any defenses, set-offs or counterclaims which Borrower may allege or assert against any Beneficiary in respect of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, including failure of consideration, breach of warranty, payment, statute of frauds, statute of limitations, accord and satisfaction and usury; and (viii) any other act or thing or omission, or delay to do any other act or thing, which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Guarantor as an obligor in respect of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations.

 

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7.5                 Waivers by Guarantors. Each Guarantor hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, for the benefit of the Beneficiaries: (a) any right to require any Beneficiary, as a condition of payment or performance by such Guarantor, to (i) proceed against the Borrower, any other guarantor (including any other Guarantor) of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security held from the Borrower, any such other guarantor or any other Person, (iii) proceed against or have resort to any balance of any Deposit Account or credit on the books of any Beneficiary in favor of any Credit Party or any other Person, or (iv) pursue any other remedy in the power of any Beneficiary whatsoever; (b) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority or any disability or other defense of the Borrower or any other Guarantor including any defense based on or arising out of the lack of validity or the unenforceability of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or by reason of the cessation of the liability of the Borrower or any other applicable Guarantor from any cause other than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations; (c) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; (d) any defense based upon any Beneficiary’s errors or omissions in the administration of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, except behavior which amounts to bad faith; (e) (i) any principles or provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might be in conflict with the terms hereof and any legal or equitable discharge of such Guarantor’s obligations hereunder, (ii) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Guarantor’s liability hereunder or the enforcement hereof, (iii) any rights to set-offs, recoupments and counterclaims, and (iv) promptness, diligence and any requirement that any Beneficiary protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto; (f) notices, demands, presentments, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and notices of any action or inaction, including acceptance hereof, notices of default hereunder, the Hedge Agreements or any agreement or instrument related thereto, notices of any renewal, extension or modification of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement related thereto, notices of any extension of credit to the Borrower and notices of any of the matters referred to in Section 7.4 and any right to consent to any thereof; and (g) any defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by law which limit the liability of or exonerate guarantors or sureties, or which may conflict with the terms hereof.

 

7.6                 Guarantors’ Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, Etc. Until the applicable Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full and the Revolving Commitments shall have terminated and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been cancelled, each Guarantor hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any claim, right or remedy, direct or indirect, that such Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against the Borrower or any other Guarantor or any of its assets in connection with this Guaranty or the performance by such Guarantor of its obligations hereunder, in each case whether such claim, right or remedy arises in equity, under contract, by statute, under common law or otherwise and including (a) any right of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification that such Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against the Borrower with respect to the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, (b) any right to enforce, or to participate in, any claim, right or remedy that any Beneficiary now has or may hereafter have against the Borrower, and (c) any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any collateral or security now or hereafter held by any Beneficiary. In addition, until the applicable Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full and the Revolving Commitments shall have terminated and all Letters of Credit shall have expired (without any pending drawing) or been cancelled, each Guarantor shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, withhold exercise of any right of contribution such Guarantor may have against any other guarantor (including any other Guarantor) of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, including any such right of contribution as contemplated by Section 7.2. Each Guarantor further agrees that, to the extent the waiver or agreement to withhold the exercise of its rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification and contribution as set forth herein is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or voidable for any reason, any rights of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification such Guarantor may have against the Borrower or against any collateral or security, and any rights of contribution such Guarantor may have against any such other guarantor, shall be junior and subordinate to any rights any Beneficiary may have against the Borrower, to all right, title and interest any Beneficiary may have in any such collateral or security, and to any right any Beneficiary may have against such other guarantor. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of any such subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification or contribution rights at any time when all applicable Guaranteed Obligations shall not have been finally and indefeasibly paid in full, such amount shall be held in trust for the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Beneficiaries and shall forthwith be paid over to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Beneficiaries to be credited and applied against the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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7.7                 Subordination of Other Obligations. Any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor now or hereafter held by any Guarantor (the “Obligee Guarantor”) is hereby subordinated in right of payment to the applicable Guaranteed Obligations, and any such Indebtedness collected or received by the Obligee Guarantor after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing shall be held in trust for the Administrative Agent on behalf of Beneficiaries and shall forthwith be paid over to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Beneficiaries to be credited and applied against the applicable Guaranteed Obligations but without affecting, impairing or limiting in any manner the liability of the Obligee Guarantor under any other provision hereof.

 

7.8                 Continuing Guaranty. This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall remain in effect until all of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations shall have been paid in full and the Revolving Commitments shall have terminated and all Letters of Credit shall have expired (without any pending drawing) or been cancelled. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any right to revoke this Guaranty as to future transactions giving rise to any applicable Guaranteed Obligations.

 

7.9                 Authority of Guarantors or Borrower. It is not necessary for any Beneficiary to inquire into the capacity or powers of any Guarantor or the Borrower or the officers, directors or any agents acting or purporting to act on behalf of any of them.

 

7.10             Financial Condition of Borrower. Any Credit Extension may be made to the Borrower or continued from time to time, and any Hedge Agreements may be entered into from time to time, in each case without notice to or authorization from any Guarantor regardless of the financial or other condition of the Borrower at the time of any such grant or continuation or at the time such Hedge Agreement is entered into, as the case may be. No Beneficiary shall have any obligation to disclose or discuss with any Guarantor its assessment, or any Guarantor’s assessment, of the financial condition of the Borrower. Each Guarantor has adequate means to obtain information from the Borrower on a continuing basis concerning the financial condition of the Borrower and its ability to perform its obligations under the Credit Documents and the Hedge Agreements, and each Guarantor assumes the responsibility for being and keeping informed of the financial condition of the Borrower and of all circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations. Each Guarantor hereby waives and relinquishes any duty on the part of any Beneficiary to disclose any matter, fact or thing relating to the business, operations or conditions of the Borrower now known or hereafter known by any Beneficiary.

 

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7.11             Bankruptcy, Etc.

 

(a)               [Reserved].

 

(b)               Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that any interest on any portion of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations which accrues after the commencement of any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency case or proceeding (or, if interest on any portion of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations ceases to accrue by operation of law by reason of the commencement of such case or proceeding, such interest as would have accrued on such portion of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations if such case or proceeding had not been commenced) shall be included in the applicable Guaranteed Obligations because it is the intention of Guarantors and Beneficiaries that the applicable Guaranteed Obligations which are guaranteed by Guarantors pursuant hereto should be determined without regard to any rule of law or order which may relieve the Borrower of any portion of such applicable Guaranteed Obligations. Guarantors will permit any trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, receiver and manager, interim receiver, debtor in possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, curator or similar Person to pay the Administrative Agent, or allow the claim of the Administrative Agent in respect of, any such interest accruing after the date on which such case or proceeding is commenced.

 

(c)               In the event that all or any portion of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations are paid by the Borrower, the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall continue and remain in full force and effect or be reinstated, as the case may be, in the event that all or any part of such payment(s) are rescinded or recovered directly or indirectly from any Beneficiary as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise, and any such payments which are so rescinded or recovered shall constitute applicable Guaranteed Obligations for all purposes hereunder.

 

7.12             Keepwell. Each Guarantor that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor (as defined below) at the time this Guaranty or at the time the grant of the security interest under the Credit Documents, in each case, by any Credit Party, becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each other Credit Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Credit Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under this Guaranty and the other Credit Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Section 7.12 voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 7.12 shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends this Section 7.12 to constitute, and this Section 7.12  shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of, each other Credit Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act. “Qualified ECP Guarantor” shall mean, at any time, each Credit Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time under §1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

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SECTION 8.         EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

8.1                 Events of Default. If any one or more of the following conditions or events shall occur:

 

(a)               any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Credit Party in any Credit Document, or any representation, warranty, or certification contained in any certificate furnished by the Borrower or any other Credit Party in connection with or pursuant to any Credit Document, shall prove to have been false in any material respect when so made, deemed made or furnished;

 

(b)               default shall be made in the payment of any principal of any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof, at a date fixed for prepayment thereof, by acceleration thereof or otherwise;

 

(c)               default shall be made in the payment of any interest on any Loan or in the payment of any Feefee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in paragraph (b) above) due under any Credit Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of more than five Business Days;

 

(d)               (i) any default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any covenant contained in Section 5.1(a), Section 5.5(a), Section 5.9(a) or Section 6 (other than Section 6.10 and Section 6.11), (ii) any default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any covenant contained in Section 6.10; provided, that an Event of Default under this clause (ii) shall not constitute an Event of Default for purposes of any Term Loans unless and until the Revolving Lenders have declared all obligations to be immediately due and payable in accordance with this Section 8.1 and such declaration has not been rescinded on or before such date, (iii) any default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any covenant contained in Section 6.11; provided, that an Event of Default under this clause (iii) shall not constitute an Event of Default for purposes of any Revolving Commitments, any Revolving Loans and any Term Loans (other than the Initial Tranche A Term Loans) unless and until the Term Loan Lenders holding Initial Tranche A Term Loans have declared all obligations to be immediately due and payable in accordance with this Section 8.1 and such declaration has not been rescinded on or before such date, or (iv) any default shall be made in the due observance or performance by any Credit Party of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Credit Document (other than any default specified in paragraph (b) or (c) above or clauses (d)(i), (ii) and (iii) above) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty days after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lenders to the Borrower;

 

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(e)               (i) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary fails to pay when due any principal of, interest on or premiums in respect of any Material Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder), in each case beyond any grace or cure period, or (ii) any event or condition shall occur that (A) results in any Material Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or (B) enables or permits (with all applicable grace periods having expired) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause, with the giving of notice if required, any Material Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this clause (e)(ii) shall not apply to (x) any secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness, (y) any Indebtedness that becomes due pursuant to customary prepayment or redemption provisions solely as a result of a voluntary sale or transfer of property or assets or a “change of control” or (z) any Indebtedness that becomes due solely as a result of a refinancing thereof permitted by this Agreement; provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any breach of, or default under, any other Material Indebtedness solely as a result of a Financial Covenant Default shall not constitute an Event of Default under this paragraph (e) unless and until the date on which such breach or default constitutes an Event of Default under paragraph (d);

 

(f)                there shall have occurred a Change of Control;

 

(g)               (i) an involuntary case or proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition, application or other originating process shall be filed relating to (A) the liquidation, reorganization, winding-up, dissolution or suspension of general operations or other relief in respect of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary, or of a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary under any Debtor Relief Law, (B) the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, compulsory manager, interim receiver, receiver and manager, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary, or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary; or (C) the winding-up or liquidation of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (except, in the case of any Material Subsidiary, in a transaction permitted by Section 6.4); and such proceeding or petition, application or other originating process shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

 

(h)               the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition or application or its shareholders shall pass a resolution seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization or other relief under any Debtor Relief Law (including the making of a proposal or the filing of a notice of intention to make a proposal), (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or the filing of any petition described in paragraph (g) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrative receiver, administrator, compulsory manager, interim receiver, receiver and manager, receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition, application or other originating process filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

 

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(i)                 the failure by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay one or more final and non-appealable judgments aggregating in excess of $35.0 million (to the extent not covered by third-party insurance for which the insurer has not disputed coverage), which judgments are not discharged or effectively waived or stayed for a period of 60 consecutive days, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;

 

(j)                 (i) a trustee shall be appointed by a U.S. district court to administer any Pension Plan, (ii) an ERISA Event or ERISA Events shall have occurred, (iii) the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries shall engage in any non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code) involving any Pension Plan, or (iv) [Reserved]; and in each case in clauses (i) through (iii) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(k)               (i) any Credit Document shall for any reason be asserted in writing by any Credit Party not to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of such party thereto, (ii) any security interest purported to be created by any Collateral Document relating to a material portion of the Collateral of the Credit Parties on a consolidated basis shall cease to be, or shall be asserted in writing by the Borrower or any other Credit Party not to be, a valid and perfected security interest (perfected as or having the priority required by this Agreement or the relevant Collateral Document and subject to such limitations and restrictions as are set forth herein and therein) in the Collateral covered thereby, except to the extent that any such loss of perfection or priority results from the limitations of foreign laws, rules and regulations as they apply to pledges of Equity Interests in Foreign Subsidiaries or the application thereof, or from the failure of the applicable Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Pledge and Security Agreement, or to file UCC continuation statements (it being understood that the foregoing exception shall not impose any obligations on the Agents exculpated under Section 9) and except, as to Collateral consisting of real property, to the extent that such loss is covered by a lender’s title insurance policy and the Administrative AgentRequisite Lenders shall be reasonably satisfied with the credit of such insurer and such insurer has not denied coverage, (iii) the guarantees pursuant to the Collateral Documents by any Credit Party of any of the Obligations shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms thereof), or shall be asserted in writing by any Credit Party not to be in effect or not to be legal, valid and binding obligations (other than in accordance with the terms thereof) or (iv) the Borrower shall assert in writing that any Intercreditor Agreement (after execution and delivery thereof) shall have ceased for any reason to be in full force and effect (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof) or shall knowingly contest, or knowingly support any other Person in any action that seeks to contest, the validity or effectiveness of any such Intercreditor Agreement (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof);

 

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then, except as provided below with respect to a Financial Covenant Default, (i) in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (g) or (h) of this Section 8.1), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may and, at the request of the Requisite Lenders, shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (A) declare the Loans then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Credit Document, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Credit Document to the contrary notwithstanding; (B) declare Commitments of each Lender and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such Commitments and obligation shall be terminated; (C) require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to 103% of the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and (D) exercise all rights and remedies granted to it under any Credit Document and all of its rights under any other applicable law or in equity, and (ii) in any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (g) or (h) of this Section 8.1, the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Credit Document, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Credit Document to the contrary notwithstanding. Upon the occurrence of a failure by the Borrower to comply with the requirements of a Financial Performance Covenant (a “Financial Covenant Default”), the Requisite Class Lenders with respect to the Revolving Loans, in the case of a Financial Covenant Default with respect to the Revolver Financial Performance Covenant, and the Requisite Class Lenders with respect to the Initial Term A Term Loans, in the case of a Financial Covenant Default with respect to the Tranche A Term Loan Financial Covenants, may (x) to the extent the Borrower is permitted to make a Specified Equity Contribution pursuant to the terms of Section 8.2, on the date that is ten Business Days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.4(a) or (b), as applicable, and only if such Financial Covenant Default has not been cured pursuant to Section 8.2 or (y) to the extent the Borrower is not permitted to make a Specified Equity Contribution pursuant to the terms of Section 8.2, on the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.4(a) or (b), as applicable, either (1) terminate the Revolving Commitments and/or (2) take the actions specified above in this Section 8.1 in respect of the Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Loans in the case of a Financial Covenant Default with respect to the Revolver Financial Performance Covenant, and take the actions specified above in this Section 8.1 in respect of the Initial Tranche A Term Loans, in the case of a Financial Covenant Default with respect to the Tranche A Term Loan Financial Covenants; provided that, solely to the extent the Borrower is permitted to make a Specified Equity Contribution pursuant to the terms of Section 8.2, neither the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent nor any Lender shall exercise the right (or have the right) to accelerate the Loans, terminate the Commitments, foreclose on or take possession of the Collateral or take or have the right to take any other remedy under the Credit Documents on the basis of such Financial Covenant Default until the tenth Business Day following the date the applicable financial statements are to be delivered; provided, further, however, that no Lender shall have any obligation to make any Loans hereunder and no L/C Issuer shall have any obligation to issue or extend any Letter of Credit hereunder during such ten Business Day period during which any Financial Covenant Default exists until the date upon which the Borrower has cured the Financial Covenant Default in accordance with Section 8.2. In respect of a Financial Covenant Default that is continuing, the Requisite Lenders may take the actions specified in this Section 8.1 on the date the Requisite Class Lenders with respect to the Revolving Loans have terminated the Revolving Commitments and accelerated all Obligations in respect of the Revolving Loans, in the case of a Financial Covenant Default with respect to the Revolver Financial Performance Covenant, and the Requisite Lenders may take the actions specified in this Section 8.1 on the date the Requisite Class Lenders with respect to the Initial Tranche A Term Loans have terminated the Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitments and accelerated all Obligations in respect of the Initial Tranche A Term Loans, in the case of a Financial Covenant Default with respect to the Tranche A Term Loan Financial Covenants; provided, however, that the Requisite Lenders may not take such actions if either (A) in the case of a Financial Covenant Default with respect to the Revolver Financial Performance Covenant prior to the date of any such termination of Revolving Commitments and acceleration of Obligations in respect of Revolving Loans by the Requisite Class Lenders with respect to the Revolving Loans, the Revolving Loans have been repaid in full (other than contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been made), no Letters of Credit are outstanding (unless Cash Collateralized in an amount equal to 103% of the then Outstanding Amount thereof) or unreimbursed and the Revolving Commitments have been terminated by the Borrower, (B) in the case of a Financial Covenant Default with respect to the Tranche A Term Loan Financial Covenants, prior to the date of any such termination of Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitments and acceleration of Obligations in respect of Initial Tranche A Term Loans by the Requisite Class Lenders with respect to the Initial Tranche A Term Loans, the Initial Tranche A Term Loans have been repaid in full (other than contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been made) and the Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitments have been terminated by the Borrower, (C) the Financial Covenant Default with respect to the Revolver Financial Performance Covenant has been waived by the Requisite Class Lenders with respect to the Revolving Loans, or (D) the Financial Covenant Default with respect to the Tranche A Term Loan Financial Covenants has been waived by the Requisite Class Lenders with respect to the Initial Tranche A Term Loans.

 

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8.2                 Right to Cure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.1, for purposes of determining whether a Financial Covenant Default has occurred, any equity contribution (in the form of cash common equity or other equity reasonably acceptable to the Administrative AgentRequisite Lenders) made to the Borrower after the last day of any Fiscal Quarter and on or prior to the day that is 10 Business Days after the day on which financial statements are required to be delivered for that Fiscal Quarter will, upon the delivery of a written notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (such notice, the “Cure Notice”), be included as an addition in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA solely for the purposes of calculating the Financial Performance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and any subsequent period that includes such Fiscal Quarter (any such equity contribution, a “Specified Equity Contribution”); provided that (a) the Borrower shall not be permitted to so request that a Specified Equity Contribution be included as an addition in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA with respect to any Fiscal Quarter unless, after giving effect to such requested Specified Equity Contribution, (x) there will be a period of at least two Fiscal Quarters in the Relevant Four Fiscal Quarter Period in which no Specified Equity Contribution has been made, and (y) there have been no more than five Specified Equity Contributions made hereunder, (b) the amount of any Specified Equity Contribution will be no greater than the amount required to cause the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis to be in compliance with Section 6.10 and the Secured Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis to be in compliance with Section 6.11 and (c) all Specified Equity Contributions will be disregarded for all other purposes of calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA under the Credit Documents (including calculating Cumulative Credit, basket levels, Applicable Margin and other items governed by reference to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA). To the extent that the proceeds of the Specified Equity Contribution are used to repay Indebtedness, such Indebtedness shall not be deemed to have been repaid for purposes of (i) calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis set forth in Section 6.10 for the Relevant Four Fiscal Quarter Period, (ii) calculating the Secured Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis set forth in Section 6.11 for the Relevant Four Fiscal Quarter Period or (iii) determining compliance with the Financial Performance Covenants. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Relevant Four Fiscal Quarter Period” means, with respect to any requested Specified Equity Contribution, the four Fiscal Quarter period ending on (and including) the Fiscal Quarter in which Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA will be increased as a result of such Specified Equity Contribution.

 

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SECTION 9.         AGENTS

 

9.1          Authorization and Action.

 

(a)               Each Lender and each L/C Issuer (in its capacity as such and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as potential Lender Counterparties (if applicable)) hereby irrevocably appoints MSSFAD to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, as applicable, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby irrevocably appoints MSSFAD to act on its behalf as the Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, as applicable, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and each such Lender and each such L/C Issuer irrevocably authorizes each Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as are delegated to such Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. As to any matters not expressly provided for by the Credit Documents (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of the Notes or Loans), no Agent shall be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Requisite Lenders (or, if required hereby, all Lenders), and such instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders, all L/C Issuers, all Lender Counterparties and all holders of Notes; provided, however, that no Agent shall be required to take any action that exposes, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such Agent to personal liability or that is contrary to this Agreementany Credit Document or applicable law., including for the avoidance of doubt, any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay or similar provision under any Debtor Relief Law or that may affect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; provided, further, that if any Agent so requests, it shall first be indemnified and provided with adequate security to its sole satisfaction (including reasonable advances as may be requested by such Agent) 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 directed action; provided, further, that such Agent may seek clarification or further direction from the Required Lenders prior to taking any such directed action and may refrain from acting until such clarification or further direction has been provided.

 

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(b)               Without any further consent of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers or any Lender Counterparty, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be authorized to negotiate, execute and deliver on behalf of the Secured Parties (i) any Intercreditor Agreement or, and (ii) any and all documents (including releases and subordination agreements) with respect to the Collateral (including any amendment (or amendment, amendmenta and restatement), supplement, modification or joinder to the Collateral Documents that is, in each case, consistent with the terms) and the rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto, as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents.

  

(c)               (b) In furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender and each L/C Issuer (in its capacity as such and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as potential Lender Counterparties (if applicable)) and each other Secured Party, hereby appoints the Collateral Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and/or L/C Issuer such Secured Party for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Credit Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental or related thereto. In this connection, the Collateral Agent (and any Supplemental Agents appointed by the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 9.1(c) below for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights or remedies thereunder at the direction of the Collateral Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of this Section 9 (including, without limitation, Section 9.5, as though any such Supplemental Agent were an “Agent” under the Credit Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

 

(d)               (c) Any Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Credit Document (including for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents or of exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Collateral Agent) by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel and other consultants or experts concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Each Agent may also from time to time, when such Agent deems it to be necessary or desirable, perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Credit Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by thesuch Agent (each, a “Supplemental Agent”). Each Agent and any such sub-agentSupplemental Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties; provided, however, that no such Supplemental Agent shall be authorized to take any action with respect to any Collateral unless and except to the extent expressly authorized in writing by the Collateral Agent. Should any instrument in writing from the Borrower or any other Credit Party be required by any Supplemental Agent so appointed by an Agent to more fully or certainly vest in and confirm to such Supplemental Agent such rights, powers, privileges and duties, the Borrower shall, or shall cause such Credit Party to, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such instruments promptly upon request by thesuch Agent. If any Supplemental Agent, or successor thereto, shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all rights, powers, privileges and duties of such Supplemental Agent, to the extent permitted by applicable law, shall automatically vest in and be exercised by thesuch Agent until the appointment of a new Supplemental Agent. The exculpatoryAll provisions of this Section 9 and Section 10.5 and all other rights, privileges, protections, immunities, and indemnities granted to any Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents shall apply to any such sub-agentSupplemental Agent and to the Related Parties of each Agent and any such sub-agentSupplemental Agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Agentin their respective capacities. No Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that thesuch Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact.

 

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(e)               No Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents or as required by applicable law. The duties of each Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in nature; and no Agent shall not have, by reason of any Credit Document, a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender or any Secured Party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement or the other Credit Documents with reference to any 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 a representative relationship between independent contracting parties.

 

(f)                [reserved].

 

(g)               For the avoidance of doubt, and without limiting the other protections set forth in this Section 9, with respect to any determination, designation, or judgment to be made by any Agent herein or in the other Credit Documents, such Agent shall be entitled to request that the Requisite Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as such Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary) make or confirm such determination, designation, or judgment.

 

(h)               The provisions of this Section 9 are solely for the benefit of the Agents, the Lenders, and the other Secured Parties, and no Credit Party has rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

 

(i)                 For the avoidance of doubt, AD (i) shall serve as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent solely with respect to the Initial Tranche B Term Loans and any Incremental Term Loan, Refinancing Term Loan, or Extended Term Loan (it being understood that all Obligations relating to the Revolving Loans, including the Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit, and the Initial Tranche A Term Loans have been paid in full and the Revolving Commitment Termination Date has occurred) and (ii) shall have no responsibility or liability to any Revolving Lender, Initial Tranche A Term Lender, Swingline Lender or L/C Issuer or under any terms, conditions, or provisions herein or in the other Credit Documents relating to any Revolving Loans (including any Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit) or Initial Tranche A Term Loans. No Agent shall be responsible or have any liability for or in connection with, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor, maintain, update or enforce compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Cash Management Agreements or Hedge Agreements, and no Agent shall be deemed to have notice of any Obligations under any Cash Management Agreements or Hedge Agreements, unless such Agent has received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as such Agent may request, from the applicable Lender Counterparty.

 

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9.2                 Agent’s Reliance, Etc. Neither any Agent nor any of their respective directors, officers, agents or employeesRelated Parties shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with the Credit Documents, (i) with the consent or at the request of the Requisite Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as such Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary) (and such consent or request and such action or action not taken pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders) or (ii) in the absence of such Agent’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment (which shall not include any action taken or omitted to be taken in accordance with clause (i), for which such Agent shall have no liability). Without limitation to the generality of the foregoing, each Agent: (a) may treat the payee of any Note as the holder thereof until, in the case of the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent receives and accepts an Assignment Agreement entered into by the Lender that is the payee of such Note, as assignor, and an Eligible Assignee, as assignee, or, in the case of the Collateral Agent, such Agent has received notice from the Administrative Agent that it has received and accepted such Assignment Agreement, in each case as provided in Section 10.4; (b) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for any Credit Party), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (c) makes no warranty or representation to any Secured Party and; (d) shall not be responsible to any Secured Party for any statements, warranties or representationsor liable for or have any duty to ascertain or to inquire into or monitor (i) any recital, statement, warranty or representation (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with the Credit Documents; (d) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance, observance or satisfaction of any of the terms, covenants, agreements, or conditions of any Credit Document on, the part of any Credit Partyuse of proceeds of the Loans, or the existence at any time of any Default or Event of Default under the Credit Documents or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of any Credit Party, and shall be deemed to have no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless such Agent shall have received notice thereof in writing, stating that such notice is a “notice of default,” from a Lender or a Credit Party stating that a Default or Event of Default has occurred and specifying the nature thereof; (eiv) shall not be responsible to any Secured Party for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, effectiveness, genuineness, collectibility, or sufficiency or value of, or theof this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or the creation, preservation, perfection, maintenance or continuation of perfection, or priority of any lien or security interest created or purported to be created under or in connection with, any Credit Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto, (v) the value or sufficiency of any Collateral, (vi) whether the Collateral exists, is owned by Borrower or its Subsidiaries, is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or meets the eligibility criteria applicable in respect thereof, or (vii) the financial condition or business affairs of any Credit Party or any other Person liable for the payment of any Obligations; (f) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties or obligations, regardless of whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (g) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Credit Documents that the Administrativesuch Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Requisite Lenders (or such other number or percentage of Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Credit Documents) (provided that no Agent shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Credit Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt, any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay or similar provision under any Debtor Relief Law or that may affect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law) and (h) shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall incur no liability under or in respect of any Credit Document by acting upon, any notice, order, request, consent, certificate or other, statement, letter, document, instrument or other writing (which may be by oral communication, telephone, facsimile, electronic mail or Internet or intranet posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and signed or, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper party or parties.

 

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9.3                 MSSFAD and its Affiliates. With respect to itsany Commitments, the Loans made by it and the Notes issued to it, if any, MSSFAD shall have the same rights and powers under the Credit Documents as any other Lender or other Secured Party and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent; and each of the terms “Lender” and “Secured Party” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include MSSFAD in its individual capacity. MSSFAD and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, accept investment banking engagements from and generally engage in any kind of business with, any Credit Party, any subsidiaries of any Credit Party and any Person that may do business with or own securities of any Credit Party or any such subsidiary, all as if MSSFAD was not an Agent and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders or any other Secured Party. No Agent shall have any duty to disclose, or any liability for failure to disclose, any information obtained or received by it or any of its Affiliates relating to any Credit Party or any subsidiaries of any Credit Party to the extent such information was obtained or received in any capacity other than as such Agent.

 

9.4                 Lender Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on the financial statements referred to in Section 5.4 and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement. or any other Credit Document. Each Lender acknowledges that the Agents and their Related Parties have made no representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the Agents or their Related Parties hereinafter taken shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Agents or their Related Parties to any Lender. Each Lender agrees that it will not assert any claim against any Agent based on an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by such Agent in connection with this Agreement or the other Credit Documents. Except for notices, reports, and other documents expressly herein required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent, the Agents and their Related Parties shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or any other Person party to a Credit Document that may come into the possession or control of any Agent or its Related Parties.

 

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9.5                 Indemnification of Agents.

 

(a)               Each Lender severally agrees to indemnify each Agent, each L/C Issuer or any Related Party (in each case, to the extent not promptly reimbursed by the Borrower) from and against such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (to be determined on the basis of the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of all Loans outstanding at such time and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations outstanding at such time (or if all Loans have been paid in full or this Agreement has been otherwise terminated or discharged, the Outstanding Amount of all Loans outstanding immediately prior to such pay-off, termination, or discharge)) of any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits or other proceedings, reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Related Party in any way relating to or arising out of the Credit Documents or any action taken or omitted by such Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Related Party under the Credit Documents (collectively, the “Indemnified Costs”); provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits or other proceedings, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from (x) such Agent’s, any L/C Issuer’s or any Related Party’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or (y) if the Indemnitee is an L/C Issuer or a Related Party of an L/C Issuer (but not an Agent or any of its Related Parties), a material breach of the obligations of such Agent, L/C Issuer or any Related PartyIndemnitee, in each case of (x) and (y), as found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse each Agent, each L/C Issuer or any Related Party promptly upon demand for its Pro Rata Share of any costs and expenses (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought (or if all Loans have been paid in full or this Agreement has been otherwise terminated or discharged, as of the time immediately prior to such pay-off, termination, or discharge)) (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) payable by the Borrower under Section 10.5, to the extent that such Agent, each L/C Issuer or any Related Party is not promptly reimbursed for such costs and expenses by the Borrower. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any Indemnified Costs, this Section 9.5 applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Lender or any other Person. The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (a) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.1(a).

 

(b)               The failure of any Lender to reimburse any Agent, each L/C Issuer or any Related Party, as the case may be, promptly upon demand for its Pro Rata Share of any amount required to be paid by the Lenders to such Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Related Party, as the case may be, as provided herein shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to reimburse such Agent, any L/C Issuer or Related Party, as the case may be, for its Pro Rata Share of such amount, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to reimburse such Agent, any L/C Issuer or Related Party, as the case may be, for such other Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such amount. Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of any Lender hereunder, the agreement and obligations of each Lender contained in this Section 9.5 shall survive the payment in full of principal, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder and under the other Credit Documents.

 

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9.6                 Successor Agents. (a) Any Agent may resign or, if it or its controlling Affiliate thereof is subject to a Distress Event, be removed by the Borrower or the Requisite Lenders, in each case, at any time by giving ten days’ written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower and in the case of removal, to the Agents. Upon any such resignation or removal as Administrativeof an Agent, the Requisite Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent that is not a Disqualified Lender, which successor Agent (unless a Specified Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such appointment) shall be subject to approval by the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld if such successor Agent is a commercial bank with a combined capital and surplus of at least $1.0 billion, and otherwise may be withheld in the Borrower’s sole discretion). If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Requisite Lenders, 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, appoint a successor Agent that is not a Disqualified Lender, subject to approval by the Borrower in accordance with the preceding sentence. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as an Agent hereunder by a successor Agent and, in the case of a successor Collateral Agent, upon the execution and filing or recording of such financing statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Requisite Lenders may request, in order to continue the perfection of the Liens granted or purported to be granted by the Collateral Documents, such successor Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Credit Documents; provided that the Borrower shall have no obligation to pay any fee to any successor Agent that is greater than or in addition to the fees payable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent on the Closing Date. If within 30 days after written notice is given of the retiring Agent’s resignation under this Section 9.6 no successor Agent shall have been appointed and shall have accepted such appointment, then on such 30th day (a) the retiring Agent’s resignation shall become effective, (b) the retiring Agent shall thereupon be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Credit Documents and (c) the Requisite Lenders shall thereafter perform all duties of the retiring Agent under the Credit Documents (and, except for any indemnity payments or other amount then owed to the retiring or removed Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through such Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly) until such time, if any, as the Requisite Lenders appoint a successor Agent that is not a Disqualified Lender as provided above; provided, however, that any removal of any Agent shall not become effective until (i) such Agent or its Affiliates shall have been replaced as Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and (ii) all fees and other amounts due and owing hereunder to such Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer shall have been paid in full. After any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent or any removal of any Agent shall have become effective, the provisions of this Section 9 and Section 10.5 and and all other rights, privileges, protections, immunities, and indemnities granted to such Agent hereunder shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was such Agent under this Agreement.

 

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9.7                 Arrangers and Documentation Agents Have No Liability. It is understood and agreed that none of the Arrangers nor any Documentation Agent, in each case in such capacities, shall have any duties, responsibilities or liabilities under or in respect of this Agreement whatsoever.

 

9.8                 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.

 

(a)               In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Credit Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

 

(i)                    to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Agents and the other Secured Parties (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Agents and the other Secured Parties and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Agents under Sections 2.3(j), 2.9, 2.17 and 10.5) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

 

(ii)                 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 and each other Secured Party to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders or the other Secured Parties, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Agents and their respective agents and counselRelated Parties, and any other amounts due the Agents under Sectionand their Related Parties under the Credit Documents, including all amounts due under Sections 2.9, 2.17 and Section 10.5.

 

(b)               Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or any other Secured Party any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or any other Secured Party or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or any other Secured Party in any such proceeding.

 

9.9                 Collateral and Guaranty Matters.

 

(a)               Each Lender and each L/C Issuer hereby authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to enter into the Collateral Documents and any Intercreditor Agreements as required herein for the benefit of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties. Without limiting the provisions of Section 9.8, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, on behalf of themselves and their respective Affiliates as potential Lender Counterparties (if applicable), irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent, at such Agent’s option and in such Agent’s discretion:

 

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(i)                 to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Credit Document (A) upon termination of the aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations, including all obligations under all Hedge Agreements, and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit, (B) that is sold or to be sold as part of or in connection with any sale permitted hereunder or under any other Credit Document, (C) subject to Section 10.8, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Requisite Lenders, (D) owned by a Guarantor upon release of such Guarantor from its obligations hereunder pursuant to clause (ii) below, or (E) upon property constituting Excluded Property;

 

(ii)              to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the applicable Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder or otherwise becomes an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder; and

 

(iii)            to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Credit Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 6.2.

 

(b)               Upon request by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent at any time, the Requisite Lenders (or, if necessary, all Lenders) will confirm in writing the authority of the Agentsany Agent to release its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the applicable Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.9. In each case as specified in this Section 9.9, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent will, at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Credit Party such documents as such Credit Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the applicable Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents and this Section 9.9.; provided, that, (i) no Agent shall be required to execute any document or take any action necessary to evidence such release on terms that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, could expose such Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than such release without recourse to, or representation, or warranty by such Agent, and (ii) the Credit Parties shall have provided such Agent with such certifications or documents as such Agent shall reasonably request in order to demonstrate that the requested release is permitted under this Section 9.9.

 

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9.10             Withholding. To the extent required by any applicable law, anythe Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any withholding Tax applicable to such payment. If any Governmental Authority asserts a claim that anthe Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason, or anthe Administrative Agent has paid over to any Governmental Authority applicable withholding Tax relating to a payment to a Lender but no deduction has been made from such payment, such Lender shall indemnify suchthe Administrative Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by suchthe Administrative Agent as Tax or otherwise, including any penalties or interest and together with any and all expenses incurred, unless such amounts have been indemnified by any Credit Party or the relevant Lender. 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 Credit 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 Section 9.10. Each party’s obligations under this Section 9.10 shall survive the resignation, removal or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligationsObligations under any Credit Document, and the termination of this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

 

9.11             Intercreditor Agreements. Each Lender (in its capacity as such and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as Lender Counterparties) hereunder, and each other Secured Party (x) agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements and (y) authorizes and instructs MSSFAD to enter into the Intercreditor Agreements as Collateral Agent on behalf of such Lender, and MSSFsuch Secured Party, including to enter into the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreements as First Lien AdministrativeAgreement as Term Loan Agent (as defined therein) on behalf of such Lender and such Secured Party. Each Lender (in its capacity as such and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as Lender Counterparties) and each other Secured Party hereby further agrees that (a) the Agents may, from time to time on and after the Closing Date, without any further consent of any Lender, enter into amendments to, amendments and restatements of, supplements to and/or replacements of, any Intercreditor Agreement, and enter into any other intercreditor agreement with the collateral agent or other representatives of the holders of Indebtedness that is permitted to be secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is permitted under this Agreement, in each case in order to effect the relative priority of Liens on the Collateral and to provide for certain additional rights, obligations and limitations in respect of, any Liens permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be pari passu with or junior or senior to the Liens securing the Obligations with respect to part or all of the Collateral, which are, in each case, incurred in accordance with Section 6 of this Agreement, and to establish certain relative rights as between the holders of the Obligations and the holders of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens, (b) the Agents may rely exclusively and conclusively on a certificate of an Authorized Officer of Borrower as to whether any such Liens are permitted, and (c) such Intercreditor Agreements and any other intercreditor agreement referred to in the foregoing clause (a) entered into by the Agents shall be binding on the Secured Parties. Furthermore, each Lender (in its capacity as such and on behalf of itself and its Affiliates as Lender Counterparties) and each other Secured Party hereby authorizes the Agents to release or subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Agents under any Credit Document as provided in Section 10.18.

 

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9.12             Survival. The agreements in this Section 9 shall survive the resignation, replacement or removal of any Agent, the termination of the Commitments, the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations under any Credit Document, and the termination of this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

 

SECTION 10.     MISCELLANEOUS

 

10.1             Notices; Communications.

 

(a)               Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in Section 10.1(b)), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile or e-mail, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, in each case, as follows:

 

(i)                 if to any Credit Party or the Administrativeany Agent, to the address, facsimile number, e-mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.1; and

 

(ii)              if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, e-mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.

 

(b)               Notices and other communications to the any party may be delivered or furnished by e-mail. Notices and other communications to the Lenders may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication other than e-mail (including internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications hereunder by electronic communications other than e-mail pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

(c)               Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received. Notices sent by facsimile or email shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, they shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications (other than email) to the extent provided in Section 10.1(b) shall be effective as provided in such Section 10.1(b).

 

(d)               Any party hereto may change its address, facsimile number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.

 

(e)               Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.4 (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically (including as set forth in Section 10.17) and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower files such documents or provides a link thereto on its website on the internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.1 or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on an internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, governmental, regulatory agency or third-party website, or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that, upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall also provide a hard copy to the Administrative Agent of any such document; provided, further, that any documents posted for which a link is provided after normal business hours for the recipient shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for such recipient. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Credit Parties with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

 

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10.2             Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Credit Parties herein, in the other Credit Documents and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lenders and the L/C Issuers and shall survive the making by the Lenders of the Loans, the execution and delivery of the Credit Documents and the issuance of the Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by such persons or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or L/C Obligation or any other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Credit Document is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Commitments have not been terminated. Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreements contained herein, indemnification and reimbursement obligations and exculpation provisions contained herein (including pursuant to Section 2.15, Section 2.16, Section 2.17, Section 2.19 and Section 10.5) shall survive the payment in full of the principal and interest hereunder andresignation, replacement or removal of any Agent, the termination of the Commitments or, the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations under any Credit Document, and the termination of this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

 

10.3             Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it has been executed by the Borrower, the Guarantors and the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent has received copies hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Guarantors, each Agent, each Lender and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

 

10.4             Successors and Assigns.

 

(a)               The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) except as otherwise expressly permitted under Sections 5.1 and 6.4, the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender and the Agents (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section 10.4. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (d) of this Section 10.4) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Agents and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents.

 

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(b)               (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) of this Section 10.4, any Lender (in such capacity, an “Assignor”) may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it with the prior written consent of:

 

(A)             the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (it being understood that the withholding of consent with respect to any assignment of Initial Tranche A Term Loans, Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments to any Person that is not a bank or an Approved Fund that is managed by a bank shall not be deemed to be unreasonable); provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required (1) for an assignment of Initial Tranche B Term Loans to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of an Initial Tranche B Term Lender, (2) for an assignment of an Initial Tranche A Term Loan to an Initial Tranche A Term Lender, an Affiliate of an Initial Tranche A Term Lender or an Approved Fund of an Initial Tranche A Term Lender or (3) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, for an assignment to any other Person; provided, further, that with respect to any assignment of Loans, such consent shall be deemed to have been given if the Borrower has not responded within 10 Business Days after written notice by the Administrative Agent or the respective Assignor;

 

(B)              the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;

 

(C)              the L/C Issuers (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that no consent of any L/C Issuer shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan; and

 

(D)             the Swing Line Lender (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that no consent of any Swing Line Lender shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan.

 

(ii)              Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

 

(A)             except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the Assignor’s Commitments or Loans, the amount of the Commitments or Loans of the Assignor subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment Agreement with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than (x) in the case of an assignment of Term Loans, $1.0 million, and (y) in the case of an assignment of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments, $2.5 million, in each case, 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 has occurred and is continuing and (2) such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its Affiliates or Approved Funds (with simultaneous assignments to or by two or more Approved Funds treated as one assignment for purposes of meeting the minimum assignment amount requirement), if any;

 

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(B)              [Reserved];

 

(C)              the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment Agreement via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent (or, if previously agreed with the Administrative Agent, manually), and, except in the case of an assignment by a Lender to one of its Approved Funds, shall pay to the Administrative Agent a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent);

 

(D)             the Eligible Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire and, any tax forms required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.17, and all “know your customer” documents requested by the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent;

 

(E)              the Assignor shall deliver to the Administrative Agent any Note issued to it with respect to the assigned Loan;

 

(F)              the Assignor may only assign or otherwise transfer such rights or obligations so long as there will be at least two Lenders after doing so; and

 

(G)             the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall have carried out all “know your customer” or other similar checks which it is required to comply with in relation to the assignment to the Eligible Assignee.

 

For the purposes of this Section 10.4, “Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

 

(iii)            Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(v) of this Section 10.4, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment Agreement, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the Assignor thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment Agreement, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment Agreement covering all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Assignor shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits (and subject to the obligations) of a Lender under Section 2.15, Section 2.16, Section 2.17 and Section 10.5). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 10.4 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 (d) of this Section 10.4.

 

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(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 Agreement delivered to it and the Register. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender (solely with respect to such Lender’s Loans) at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(v)               Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment Agreement executed by an Assignor and an Eligible Assignee, the Eligible Assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the Eligible Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), all applicable tax forms, any Note outstanding with respect to an assigned Loan, the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (C) of Section 10.4(b)(ii), the satisfaction of all “know your customer” checks referred to in paragraph (G) of Section 10.4(b)(ii) and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section 10.4, the Administrative Agent promptly shall accept such Assignment Agreement and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment, whether or not evidenced by a promissory note, shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph (b)(v).

 

(c)               By executing and delivering an Assignment Agreement, the Assignor thereunder and the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be deemed to confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) such Assignor warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned thereby free and clear of any Lien or other adverse claim and that the outstanding balances of its Loans and the L/C Exposure owing to it, in each case, without giving effect to assignments thereof which have not become effective, are as set forth in such Assignment Agreement; (ii) except as set forth in clause (i) above, such Assignor makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement, or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto, or the financial condition of the Borrower or any subsidiary or the performance or observance by the Borrower or any subsidiary of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) the Eligible Assignee represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into such Assignment Agreement and that it is not a Disqualified Lender; (iv) the Eligible Assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.4, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment Agreement; (v) the Eligible Assignee will independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, such Assignor, or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (vi) the Eligible Assignee appoints and authorizes the Administrativeeach Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Administrativesuch Agent by the terms of this Agreement, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vii) the Eligible Assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

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(d)               (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (other than a Disqualified Lender) (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 AgentAgents 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 the other Credit Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents; provided that (x) 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 affected thereby pursuant to Section 10.4(b) or clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (v) of the second proviso to Section 10.8(b) and (2) directly affects such Participant and (y) no other agreement with respect to amendment, modification or waiver may exist between such Lender and such Participant. Subject to clause (d)(ii) of this Section 10.4, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.15, Section 2.16 and Section 2.17 (subject to the obligations and limitations therein, including the obligations under Section 2.17(c) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.17(c) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 10.4; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 2.18 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section 10.4. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.6 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant shall be subject to Section 2.4 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting for itself and, solely for this purpose, as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Credit Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Credit Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

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(ii)         A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15, Section 2.16 or Section 2.17 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant.

 

(e)               Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central banking authority and, in the case of any Lender that is an Approved Fund, any pledge or assignment to any holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Lender, including to any trustee for, or any other representative of, such holders, and this Section 10.4 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 Eligible Assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

(f)                The Borrower, upon receipt of written notice from the relevant Lender, agrees to issue Notes to any Lender requiring Notes to facilitate transactions of the type described in paragraph (e) of this Section 10.4.

 

(g)               [Reserved].

 

(h)               If the Borrower wishes to replace the Loans with ones having different terms, it shall have the option, with the consent of the Administrative Agent and subject to at least three Business Days’ advance notice to the Lenders, instead of prepaying the Loans to be replaced, to (i) require the Lenders to assign such Loans to the Administrative Agent or its designees and (ii) amend the terms thereof in accordance with Section 10.8 (with such replacement, if applicable, being deemed to have been made pursuant to Section 10.8(d)). Pursuant to any such assignment, all Loans to be replaced shall be purchased at par (allocated among the Lenders in the same manner as would be required if such Loans were being optionally prepaid), accompanied by payment of any accrued interest and fees thereon and any amounts owing pursuant to Section 10.5(b). By receiving such purchase price, the Lenders shall automatically be deemed to have assigned the Loans pursuant to the terms of the form of Assignment Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit E, and accordingly no other action by such Lenders shall be required in connection therewith. The provisions of this paragraph (h) are intended to facilitate the maintenance of the perfection and priority of existing security interests in the Collateral during any such replacement.

 

(i)                 Notwithstanding the foregoing, no assignment may be made or participation sold to a Disqualified Lender without the prior written consent of the Borrower, and any assignment made or participation sold to a Disqualified Lender without such consent of the Borrower shall be without effect and void. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall have no responsibility for, or liability in connection with, monitoring or enforcing the prohibition on assignments or participations to Disqualified Lenders.

 

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(j)                 [Reserved].

 

(k)                [Reserved].

 

(l)                 [Reserved].

 

(m)               [Reserved].

 

(n)                [Reserved].

 

(o)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Lender may assign all or a portion of its Term Loans to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that:

 

(i)                 the Assignor and the Purchasing Borrower Party purchasing such Lender’s Term Loans, as applicable, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit H (an “Affiliated Lender Assignment Agreement”) in lieu of an Assignment Agreement;

 

(ii)              such assignment shall be made pursuant to (x) a Dutch Auction open to all Lenders of the applicable Class on a pro rata basis or (y) an open market purchase;

 

(iii)            any Term Loans assigned to any Purchasing Borrower Party shall be automatically and permanently cancelled upon the effectiveness of such assignment and will thereafter no longer be outstanding for any purpose hereunder;

 

(iv)             immediately after giving effect to any such purchase, no Default or Event of Default shall exist;

 

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(v)               each Lender making an assignment to a Purchaser Borrowing Party shall acknowledge and agree that in connection with such assignment, (1) such Purchasing Borrower Party then may have, and later may come into possession of, information regarding the Term Loans or the Credit Parties hereunder that is not known to such Lender and that may be material to a decision by such Lender to assign the Term Loans (“Excluded Information”), (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on the Purchasing Borrower Party, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, the Administrative AgentAgents or any of their respective Affiliates, made its own analysis and determination to enter into such assignment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, and (3) none of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, the Administrative AgentAgents or any of their respective Affiliates shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against the Purchasing Borrower Party, the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, the Administrative AgentAgents and their respective Affiliates, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information. Each Lender entering into such an assignment further acknowledges that the Excluded Information may not be available to the Administrative AgentAgents or the other Lenders;

 

(vi)             the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans of the applicable Class shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans purchased pursuant to this Section 10.4(o) and each principal repayment installment with respect to the Term Loans of such Class shall be reduced pro rata by the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans purchased; and

 

(vii)          no proceeds from Revolving Loans shall be used to consummate any such purchase.

 

10.5             Expenses; Indemnity.

 

(a)               The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable, documented or invoiced out-of-pocket expenses (including Other Taxes) incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each L/C Issuer and each Arranger in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and in connection with the syndication and distribution of the credit facilities provided for therein, or by the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent (and in the case of enforcement of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuers) in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery, amendment, modification, waiver or enforcement of this Agreement or in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Credit Dcouments and any amendments, modifications or waivers of or consents or supplements to the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the Transactions hereby contemplated shall be consummated), including the reasonable, documented and invoiced fees, charges and disbursements of (x) one primary outside counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and and one firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction for the Agents and (y) one primary outside counsel and one firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction for the Arrangers (and in the case of enforcement of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuers), one firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction and, in the case of any actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional firm of counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers (and in the case of enforcement of this Agreement, the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuers).

 

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(b)               The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Agent, each Arranger, each Lender, the Swing Line Lender, each L/C Issuer, each of their respective Affiliates (including, without limitation, controlling persons) and each of their respective Related Parties (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all joint and several actions, suits, judgments and other proceedings, investigations, inquiry, losses, claims, damages, liabilities, obligations, penalties and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses, costs or disbursements (including reasonable, documented and invoiced fees, charges and disbursements of (x) one primary outside counsel and, if reasonably necessary, a single outside local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel in multiple jurisdictions) for the Agents and their Indemnitees and (y) one primary outside counsel for all other Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and, if reasonably necessary, a single outside local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel in multiple jurisdictions) for all other Indemnitees taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, an additional counsel for all other Indemnitees subject to such conflict taken as a whole)), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, the performance by the parties hereto and thereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) the use or proposed use of the proceeds of the Loans or any Letter of Credit, (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto and regardless of whether such matter is initiated by a third party or by the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates or Related Parties, or (iv) the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or demand for or any payment (or non-payment) made thereunder and the enforcement or protection of the rights of any L/C Issuer in connection with the Letters of Credit issued hereunder; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (A) are determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from (1) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of such Indemnitee’s Related Parties, or (2if the Indemnitee is an Arranger, a Lender, the Swing Line Lender, an L/C Issuer or an Affiliate or a Related Party of the foregoing (but not an Agent or any of its Affiliates or Related Parties), a material breach of the obligations of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Parties hereunder or any of such Indemnitee’s Affiliates, or any of its or their Related Parties, or (B) with respect to any claim that did not arise out of any act or omission by the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries, any dispute between or among Indemnitees (other than any dispute involving claims against any Agent or any Arranger in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an Agent or an Arranger or any similar role hereunder (excluding its role as a Lender)).

 

(c)               Subject to and without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the Borrower agrees to indemnify each Indemnitee against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including reasonable, documented and invoiced fees, charges and disbursements of (x) one firm of counsel and, if necessary, one firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel in multiple jurisdictions) for the Agents and their Indemnitees, and (y) one firm of counsel for all other Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, one firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel in multiple jurisdictions) for all other Indemnitees subject to such conflict, taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, an additional counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole) and reasonable, documented and invoiced consultant fees, in each case, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, relating to, or as a result of any claim related to Environmental Laws and the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, or any actual or alleged presence, Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials at, under, on or from any property for which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is, or is alleged to be, liable under Environmental Laws; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Parties.

 

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(d)               Except as expressly provided in Section 10.5(a) with respect to Other Taxes, which shall not be duplicative with any amounts paid pursuant to Section 2.17, this Section 10.5 shall not apply to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses or damages from any non-Tax claim.

 

(e)               To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no party hereto shall assert, and hereby waives, any claim against one another or against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Credit Document, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan, or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that nothing in this Section 10.5(e) shall limit the Borrower’s indemnity and reimbursement obligations to the extent that such special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages are included in any claim by a third party unaffiliated with the applicable Indemnitee with respect to which the applicable Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification as set forth in this Section 10.5. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems, except to the extent such damages are found in a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of such Indemnitee, in connection with this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

(f)                The agreements in this Section 10.5 shall survive the resignation, replacement, or removal of the Administrativeany Agent or any L/C Issuer, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Commitments and, the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations under any Credit Document, and the termination of this Agreement or any other Credit Document. All amounts due under this Section 10.5 shall be payable on written demand therefor accompanied by reasonable documentation with respect to any reimbursement, indemnification or other amount requested.

 

10.6             Right of Set-off. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any Guarantor against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or any Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Credit Document held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Credit Document and although the obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section 10.6 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) of such Lender that may be exercised only at the direction of the Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lenders.

 

10.7             Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY NOTES AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

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10.8             Waivers; Amendment.

 

(a)               No failure or delay of the Administrativeany Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any Credit Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of each Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Credit Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Credit Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 10.8, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice or demand on the Borrower or any other Credit Party in any case shall entitle such Person to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

 

(b)               Neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except (x) as provided in Section 2.20, Section 2.21 and Section 2.22, (y) in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent, Borrower and the Requisite Lenders; provided that any waiver, amendment or modification that relates to a particular Class and does not amend, waive or modify such provisions with respect to another Class shall only require a writing entered into by the Administrative Agent, Borrower and the Requisite Lenders of such Class directly affected, and (z) in the case of any other Credit Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by each party thereto and the Administrative Agent and consented to by the Requisite Lenders; provided, however, that except as provided in Section 2.15(b), Section 2.20 and Section 2.21, no such agreement shall:

 

(i)                 decrease, forgive, waive or excuse the principal amount of, or any interest (other than Default Rate interest) on, or any premiums or fees in respect of, or extend the final maturity of, or decrease the rate of interest on, any Loan or any L/C Advance (other than by waiver or modification of a condition precedent, mandatory prepayment, Default, Event of Default, financial ratio or covenant), without the prior written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby;

 

(ii)              increase or extend the Commitment of any Lender or decrease, forgive, waive or excuse the fees of any Lender or fees of any Agent without the prior written consent of such Lender or Agent, as applicable (it being understood that waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default shall not constitute an increase or extension of the Commitments of any Lender);

 

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(iii)            postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Credit Document for any payment (excluding mandatory prepayments) of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under such other Credit Document without written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby;

 

(iv)             amend or modify the provisions of this Section 10.8 or the definition of the term “Requisite Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (it being understood that, with the consent of the Requisite Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Requisite Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Loans, Commitments and L/C Obligations are included on the Closing Date);

 

(v)               except as provided for herein or in any Collateral Document, release all or substantially all of the Collateral (or subordinate the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, on all or substantially all of the Collateral) or release all or substantially all of the value of the guarantees under the Pledge and Security Agreement, without the prior written consent of each Lender;

 

(vi)             amend the provisions of Section 2.14 of this Agreement in a manner that would by its terms alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby;

 

(vii)          amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrativeor any fees or other amounts payable to any Agent (for its own account), the Swing Line Lender or L/C Issuer hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrativesuch Agent, Swing Line Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, acting as such at the effective date of such agreement, as applicable;

 

(viii)        change the coin or currency in which the principal of any Loan or the interest thereon is payable pursuant to Section 2.1, 2.2 or 2.6, without the prior written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; or

 

(ix)             (A) amend or otherwise modify Section 6.10, (B) waive or consent to any Default or Event of Default resulting from a breach of Section 6.10, (C) waive, amend or otherwise modify Section 3.2 solely with respect to any Credit Extension in respect of a Revolving Loan, (D) waive any representation made or deemed made in connection with any Credit Extension in respect of a Revolving Loan, or (E) waive or consent to any Default or Event of Default relating solely to the Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments (including Defaults and Events of Default relating to the foregoing clauses (A) through (D)), in each case without the written consent of the Requisite Class Lenders for the Revolving Commitments; provided, however, that the amendments, modifications, waivers and consents described in this clause (ix) shall not require the consent of any Lenders other than the Requisite Class Lenders for the Revolving Commitments; or

 

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(x)               (A) amend or otherwise modify Section 6.11, (B) waive or consent, to any Default or Event of Default resulting from a breach of Section 6.11, or (C) waive or consent to any Default or Event of Default relating solely to the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), in each case without the written consent of the Requisite Financial Covenant Lenders; provided, however that the amendments, modifications, waivers and consents described in this clause (x) shall not require the consent of any Lenders other than the Requisite Financial Covenant Lenders; or

 

(xi)             (A) amend or otherwise modify Section 8.2 without the written consent of the Requisite Class Lenders for the Revolving Commitments and the Requisite Class Lenders holding Initial Tranche A Term Loans; provided, however, that the amendments, modifications, waivers and consents described in this clause (xi) shall not require the consent of any Lenders other than the Requisite Class Lenders for the Revolving Commitments and the Requisite Class Lenders holding Initial Tranche A Term Loans.

 

Each Lender shall be bound by any waiver, amendment or modification authorized by this Section 10.8 and any consent by any Lender pursuant to this Section 10.8 shall bind any assignee of such Lender.

 

(c)                 Without the consent of the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender, the Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, may (in their respective sole discretion, or shall, to the extent required by any Credit Document) enter into any amendment, modification or waiver of any Credit Document, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, to effect the granting, perfection, protection, expansion or enhancement of any security interest in any Collateral or additional property to become Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or as required by local law to give effect to, or protect any security interest for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in any property or so that the security interests therein comply with applicable law.

 

(d)                This Agreement and the other Credit Documents may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Requisite Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (i) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents with the Term Loans and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (ii) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Requisite Lenders.

 

(e)               Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to the contrary, the Borrower may enter into Incremental Amendments in accordance with Section 2.20, Refinancing Amendments in accordance with Section 2.21 and Extension Amendments in accordance with Section 2.22, and such Incremental Amendments, Refinancing Amendments and Extension Amendments shall be effective to amend the terms of this Agreement and the other applicable Credit Documents, in each case, without any further action or consent of any other party to any Credit Document.

 

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(f)                Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the Borrower, may amend, modify or supplement any Credit Document without the consent of any Lender or the Requisite Lenders in order to correct, amend or cure any ambiguity, inconsistency or defect or correct any typographical error or other manifest error in any Credit Document; provided that the Administrative Agent shall promptly give the Lenders notice of any such amendment, modification or supplement, and (y) the Successor Agent Fee Letter may be amended, supplemented, or modified by the parties thereto.

 

(g)               Notwithstanding the foregoing, Repricing Transactions shall be permitted without the approval or consent of the Lenders other than any Lender holding Term Loans subject to such Repricing Transactions that will continue as a Lender hereunder in respect of the repriced tranche of Loans or modified Loans.

 

10.9             Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the applicable interest rate, together with all fees and charges that are treated as interest under applicable law (collectively, the “Charges”), as provided for herein or in any other document executed in connection herewith, or otherwise contracted for, charged, received, taken or reserved by any Lender, shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by such Lender in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable hereunder, together with all Charges payable to such Lender, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate; provided that such excess amount shall be paid to such Lender on subsequent payment dates to the extent not exceeding the legal limitation.

 

10.10         Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the other Credit Documents and the agreements regarding certain fees referred to herein constitute the entire contract between the parties relative to the subject matter hereof. Any previous agreement among or representations from the parties or their Affiliates with respect to the subject matter hereof is superseded by this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fee Letter shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and remain in full force and effect. Nothing in this Agreement or in the other Credit Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto and thereto any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents.

 

10.11         WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION  10.11.

 

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10.12         Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

10.13         Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one contract, and shall become effective as provided in Section 10.3. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission (e.g., “PDF” or “TIFF”) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed original.

 

10.14         Headings. Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

10.15         Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.

 

(a)               Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a party to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York (the “New York Supreme Court”), and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Federal District Court,” and together with the New York Supreme Court, the “New York Courts”) and appellate courts from either of them and agrees that any such action or proceeding shall be brought solely in such New York Courts; 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, 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, (iii) if all such New York Courts decline jurisdiction over any person, or decline (or, in the case of the Federal District Court, lack) jurisdiction over any subject matter of such action or proceeding, a legal action or proceeding may be brought with respect thereto in another court having jurisdiction and (iv) in the event a legal action or proceeding is brought against any party hereto or involving any of its assets or property in another court (without any collusive assistance by such party or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates), such party from asserting a claim or defense (including any claim or defense that this Section 10.16 would otherwise require to be asserted in a legal action or proceeding in a New York Court) in any such action or proceeding.

 

(b)               Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents in any New York Court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

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(c)               Each Credit Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(i)                 appoints the Borrower, with an office specified in Schedule 10.1, as the authorized agent (in such capacity, the “Authorized Agent”) upon whom process may be served in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein.

 

(ii)              agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by delivering a copy of such process to the Credit Parties in the care of the Authorized Agent at such Authorized Agent’s above address, and by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Credit Parties at the address set forth in Schedule 10.1.

 

(d)               Each Credit Party hereby represents and warrants that the Authorized Agent has accepted such appointment and has agreed to act as agent for service of process, and each Credit Party agrees to take any and all actions that may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect as aforesaid. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon such Credit Party.

 

10.16         Confidentiality. Each of the Lenders and each of the Agents agrees that it shall maintain in confidence any information relating to the Borrower and any of the subsidiaries furnished to it by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of the subsidiaries (other than information that (a) has become generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by such party of its Related Parties, (b) has been independently developed by such Lender or such Agent without violating this Section 10.16, as evidenced by its written records, or (c) was available to such Lender or such Agent from a third party having, to such Person’s knowledge, no obligations of confidentiality to the Borrower or any other Credit Party) and shall not reveal the same other than to its respective officers, directors, employees, stockholders, partners, members, accountants, attorneys, agents, representatives and advisors with a need to know or to any Person that approves or administers the Loans on behalf of such Lender or such Agent (so long as each such Person shall have been instructed to keep the same confidential in accordance with this Section 10.16), except: (A) to the extent necessary to comply with law or regulation or any legal, judicial or administrative process, as otherwise required by law or regulation or the requests of any Governmental Authority, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or of any securities exchange on which securities of the disclosing party or any Affiliate of the disclosing party are listed or traded, (B) as part of normal reporting or review procedures to, or examinations by, Governmental Authorities or self-regulatory authorities including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., (C) to its parent companies, Affiliates or auditors (so long as each such Person shall have been instructed to keep the same confidential in accordance with this Section 10.16), (D) in order to enforce its rights under any Credit Document in a legal proceeding, (E) to any pledge under Section 10.4(e) or any other prospective assignee of or successor to, or prospective Participant in, any of its rights under this Agreement (so long as such Person shall have been instructed to keep the same confidential in accordance with this Section 10.16), (F) to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty in Hedge Agreements or such contractual counterparty’s professional advisor (so long as such contractual counterparty or professional advisor to such contractual counterparty agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 10.16), and (G) on a confidential basis to (x) any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries or the Loans hereunder, the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the facilities, or (y) market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such information shall be disclosed to a Disqualified Lender that constitutes a Disqualified Lender at the time of such disclosure without the Borrower’s prior written consent.

 

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10.17         Platform; Borrower Materials.

 

(a)               The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent or the Arrangers willmay make available to the Lenders materials 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 (b) certain of the Lenders may be Public Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities. The Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (a) all the Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, means that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof, (b) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, each Arranger and the Lenders to treat the Borrower Materials as either publicly available information or not material information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States securities laws, (c) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor,” and (d) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat the Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor”. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following Borrower Materials shall be deemed “PUBLIC,” unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent promptly in writing that any such document contains material non-public information: (1) the Credit Documents, and (2) notification of changes in the terms of the Loans.

 

(b)               Each of the Lenders and the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure, that the Administrative Agent is not responsible for approving or vetting the representatives or contacts of any Lender that are added to the Platform, and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution. Each of the Lenders and the Borrower hereby approves distribution of the Borrower Materials through the Platform and understands and assumes the risks of such distribution.

 

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(c)               Each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable law, including United States federal and state securities laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain information of a type that would constitute material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal or state securities laws. In the event that any Public Lender has elected for itself to not access any information disclosed through the Platform or otherwise, such Public Lender acknowledges that (i) the Agents and other Lenders may have access to such information and (ii) neither the Borrower nor the Agents or other Lender with access to such information shall have (x) any responsibility for such Public Lender’s decision to limit the scope of information it has obtained in connection with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents or (y) any duty to disclose such information to such electing Lender or to use such information on behalf of such electing Lender, and shall not be liable for the failure to so disclose or use such information.

 

(d)               THE PLATFORM AND THE BORROWER MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. THE AGENTS AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS, OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE PLATFORM AND 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 THE AGENTS OR THEIR RELATED PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGENTS OR ANY OF THEIR RELATED PARTIES HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY CREDIT PARTY, ANY LENDER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF ANY CREDIT PARTY’S OR ANY AGENT’S TRANSMISSION OF BORROWER MATERIALS THROUGH THE INTERNET OR THE PLATFORM.

 

(e)               Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that Borrower Materials have been posted to the Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the Borrower Materials to such Lender for purposes of the Credit Documents. Each Lender agrees (i) to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (which could be in the form of electronic communication) from time to time of such Lender’s email address to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and (ii) that the foregoing notice may be sent to such email address.

 

(g)       Each of the Lenders and the Credit Parties agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but (except as may be required by applicable law) shall not be obligated to, store the Borrower Materials on the Platform in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s generally applicable document retention procedures and policies.

 

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(f)                Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Credit Document in any other manner specified in such Credit Document.

 

10.18         Release of Liens and Guarantees.

 

(a)               The Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Lenders and the L/C Issuers, and the other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably agree that the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent by the Credit Parties on any Collateral shall be released and, to the extent permitted under applicable law, automatically released: (i) as set forth in Section 10.18(c), Section 10.18(d) or Section 10.18(e) below; (ii) upon the sale or other disposition of such Collateral by any Credit Party to a Person that is not (and is not required to become) a Credit Party in a transaction not prohibited by this Agreement (and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower upon its reasonable request without further inquiry), (iii) if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders whose consent may be required in accordance with Section 10.8(b)), (iv) to the extent that the property constituting such Collateral is owned by any Guarantor, upon the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranteed Obligation in accordance with clause (b) below and Section 10.8(c), (v) to the extent any asset or property constitutes Excluded Property, (vi) as required by the Collateral Agent to effect any sale or disposition of Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents. Any such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those being released) upon (or Obligations (other than those being released) of the Credit Parties in respect of) all interests retained by the Credit Parties, including the proceeds of any sale or disposition, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral except to the extent otherwise released in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Documents.

 

(b)               In addition, the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereby irrevocably agree that a Guarantor shall be released from the guarantees and the Collateral Documents upon consummation of any transaction not prohibited hereunder resulting in such Guarantor ceasing to constitute a Guarantor or a subsidiary or otherwise becoming an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder (and, in each case, the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower upon its reasonable request without further inquiry).

 

(c)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other Credit Document, upon request and at the expense of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any other Secured Party) take such actions as shall be required to release or subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Credit Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 6.2 to be senior to the Liens of the Collateral Agent on such property; provided that, (i) no Agent shall be required to execute any document or take any action necessary to evidence such release or subordination on terms that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, could expose such Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than, in the case of a release, such release without recourse to, or representation, or warranty by such Agent, and (ii) prior to any such request, the Borrower shall have in each case delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying that such Lien is permitted to be senior to the Liens under this Agreement or that such property is Excluded Property, as applicablepermitted hereunder to be released from the Lien granted to or held by the Collateral Agent.

 

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(d)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Credit Document, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to execute and deliver any instruments, documents and agreements and take any action necessary or desirable to evidence and confirm the release of any Guarantor or Collateral pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.18, all without the requirement of notice to or the further consent or joinder of any Lender or L/C Issuer. Any representation, warranty or covenant contained in any Credit Document relating to any such Collateral or Guarantor shall no longer be deemed to be made. In connection with any release hereunder, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall promptly (and the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereby authorize the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to) take such action and execute any such documents as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower, at the Borrower’s expense, in connection with the release of any Liens created by any Credit Document in respect of such Restricted Subsidiary, property or asset.; provided that (i) no Agent shall be required to execute any document or take any action necessary to evidence such release on terms that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, could expose such Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than such release without recourse to, or representation, or warranty by such Agent, and (ii) prior to any such request, the Borrower shall have in each case delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying that such release of such Guarantor or Collateral is permitted hereunder.

 

(e)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other Credit Document, when all Obligations (other than any (i) Obligations in respect of any Secured Hedge Agreements, (ii) Obligations in respect of any Secured Cash Management Agreements, and (iii) contingent or indemnification obligations not yet due and payable and for which no claim has been asserted) have been paid in full in cash or equivalents thereof, all Commitments have terminated or expired and no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding that is not Cash Collateralized or back-stopped, upon request of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Lender) take such actions (and each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent to take such actions) as shall be required to release its Liens on and any other security interest in all Collateral, and to release all obligations under any Credit Document, whether or not on the date of such release there may be any (i) Obligations in respect of any Secured Hedge Agreements, (ii) Obligations in respect of any Secured Cash Management Agreements, and (iii) contingent or indemnification obligations not yet due and payable and for which no claim has been asserted. Any such release of Obligations shall be deemed subject to the provision that such 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.

 

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10.19         Judgment. The Obligations of the Borrower due to any party hereto shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “judgment currency”) other than Dollars, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such party of any sum adjudged to be so due in the judgment currency such party may, in accordance with normal banking procedures, purchase Dollars with the judgment currency; if the amount of Dollars so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such party in Dollars, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such party against such loss; if the amount of Dollars so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to any party to this Agreement, such party agrees to remit to the Borrower such excess.

 

10.20         USA PATRIOT Act Notice. Each Lender that is subject to the USA PATRIOT Act, and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender), hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Credit Party, which information includes the name, address and tax identification of each Credit Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Credit Party in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) may also, pursuant to the applicable AML Legislation, be required to obtain, verify and record information regarding the Credit Parties, their directors, authorized signing officers, direct or indirect shareholders and the Transactions contemplated hereby. Each Credit Party shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable AML Legislation, including the USA PATRIOT Act.

 

10.21         Acknowledgements. The Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Lender Parties and the Credit Parties is intended to be or has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, irrespective of whether the Lender Parties have advised or are advising the Credit Parties on other matters, and the relationship between the Lender Parties, on the one hand, and the Credit Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith and therewith is solely that of creditor and debtor, (b) the Lender Parties, on the one hand, and the Credit Parties, on the other hand, have an arm’s length business relationship that does not directly or indirectly give rise to, nor do the Credit Parties rely on, any fiduciary duty to the Credit Parties or their Affiliates on the part of the Lender Parties, (c) the Credit Parties are capable of evaluating and understanding, and the Credit Parties understand and accept, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (d) the Credit Parties have been advised that the Lender Parties are engaged in a broad range of transactions that may involve interests that differ from the Credit Parties’ interests and that the Lender Parties have no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Credit Parties, (e) the Credit Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent the Credit Parties have deemed appropriate in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (f) each Lender Party has been, is, and will be acting solely as a principal and, except as otherwise expressly agreed in writing by it and the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Credit Parties, any of their Affiliates or any other Person, (g) none of the Lender Parties has any obligation to the Credit Parties or their Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Credit Documents except those obligations expressly set forth herein or therein or in any other express writing executed and delivered by such Lender Party and the Credit Parties or any such Affiliate, and (h) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Credit Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Lender Parties or among the Lender Parties and the Credit Parties.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

 

  LANNETT COMPANY, INC.,
as the Borrower
   
  By:        
  Name:
  Title:
   
  [●],
  as Guarantors
   
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

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MOrgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.,
alter domus (us) llc,
as Administrative Agent, and Collateral Agent, Lender, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer

 

  By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

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[_____________________________],

                  as Lender

 

  By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

Security Agreement

 

[attached]

 

 

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

Conformed copy reflecting changes through

Amendment No. 4, dated December 7, 2020

 

PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT,

 

dated as of November 25, 2015,

 

among

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.,

as the Borrower,

 

each Guarantor from time to time party hereto,

 

and

 

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INCALTER DOMUS (US) LLC.,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,

 

Pledge and Security Agreement

 

 

 

 

Article I.         DEFINITIONS 1
     
Section 1.01 Credit Agreement 1
     
Section 1.02 Other Defined Terms 1
     
Article II.         PLEDGE OF SECURITIES 4
     
Section 2.01 Pledge 4
     
Section 2.02 Delivery of the Pledged Collateral 6
     
Section 2.03 Representations and Warranties 7
     
Section 2.04 Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations 8
     
Section 2.05 Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest, Etc. 8
     
Article III.         SECURITY INTERESTS IN OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY 10
     
Section 3.01 Security Interest 10
     
Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties 13
     
Section 3.03 Covenants 15
     
Section 3.04 Other Actions 16
     
Section 3.05 Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral 17
     
Article IV.         REMEDIES 20
     
Section 4.01 Remedies Upon Default 20
     
Section 4.02 Application of Proceeds 21
     
Section 4.03 Securities Act, Etc. 22
     
Article V.         MISCELLANEOUS 23
     
Section 5.01 Notices 23
     
Section 5.02 Security Interest Absolute 23
     
Section 5.03 Limitation By Law 23
     
Section 5.04 Binding Effect; Several Agreement 23
     
Section 5.05 Successors and Assigns 24

 

Pledge and Security Agreement

 

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Section 5.06 Administrative Agent’s and Collateral Agent’s Fees and Expenses; Indemnification 24
     
Section 5.07 Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact 24
     
Section 5.08 APPLICABLE LAW 25
     
Section 5.09 Waivers; Amendment 25
     
Section 5.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 25
     
Section 5.11 Severability 26
     
Section 5.12 Counterparts 26
     
Section 5.13 Headings 26
     
Section 5.14 Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process 26
     
Section 5.15 Termination or Release 27
     
Section 5.16 Additional Subsidiaries 27

 

Schedules  
   
Schedule I Pledged Equity Securities and Pledged Debt Securities
Schedule II Intellectual Property
Schedule III Filing Jurisdictions
Schedule IV Commercial Tort Claims
Schedule V Matters Relating to Accounts and Inventory
Schedule VI Letter of Credit Rights
Schedule VII Deposit Accounts
Exhibits  
   
Exhibit I Form of Supplement to Security Agreement
Exhibit II Form of Intellectual Property Security Agreement

 

Pledge and Security Agreement

 

ii

 

 

 

PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of November 25, 2015 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), among LANNETT COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (as further defined in the Credit Agreement (as defined below), the “Borrower”), each Guarantor from time to time a party hereto, Alter Domus (US) LLC (as successor to Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.), as administrative agent (in such capacity and any successor in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), Alter Domus (US) LLC (as successor to Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.), as collateral agent (in such capacity and any successor in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined below).

 

Reference is made to the Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2015 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto as Guarantors from time to time, the Lenders party thereto from time to time and Alter Domus (US) LLC (as successor to Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.), as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.

 

The Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The obligations of the Lenders to extend such credit are conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Each Guarantor will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and is willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to extend such credit. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I.

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01            Credit Agreement. (a) Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement. All capitalized terms defined in the New York UCC (as defined below) and not defined in this Agreement or the Credit Agreement have the meanings specified in the New York UCC (as of the date hereof).

 

(a)                The rules of construction specified in Section 1.2 and 1.3 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement.

 

Section 1.02            Other Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

 

ABL Collateral Agreement” means the ABL Pledge and Security Agreement among the Borrower, the Guarantors and the ABL Agent for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties.

 

ABL Obligations” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

ABL Priority Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

ABL Secured Parties” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the ABL Collateral Agreement.

 

Administrative Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.

 

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Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.

 

Article 9 Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

 

Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.

 

Collateral” shall mean, collectively, the Article 9 Collateral and the Pledged Collateral.

 

Collateral Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.

 

Control” shall mean (i) in the case of each Deposit Account, “control,” as such term is defined in Section 9-104 of the New York UCC, (ii) in the case of any Securities Account, “control,” as such term is defined in Section 8-106 of the New York UCC, and (iii) in the case of any Commodity Account, “control,” as such term is defined in Section 9-106 of the New York UCC.

 

Control Agreement” shall mean a deposit account control agreement, a securities account control agreement or a commodity account control agreement, as applicable, which provides the Collateral Agent with Control of any Deposit Account, Security Account or Commodity Account in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

 

Copyright License” shall mean any written agreement governed by the laws of any state of the United States to which a Credit Party is a party granting any right to such Credit Party under any United States copyright owned by any third party.

 

Copyrights” shall mean all of the following which any Credit Party owns: (a) all copyright rights in any work subject to the copyright laws of the United States, whether as author, assignee, transferee or otherwise, (b) all registrations and applications for registration of any such Copyright in the United States, including registrations, supplemental registrations and pending applications for registration in the United States Copyright Office and the right to obtain all renewals thereof, including those listed on Schedule II, (c) all claims for, and rights to sue for, past or future infringements of any of the foregoing and (d) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to any of the foregoing, including damages and payments for past or future infringement thereof.

 

Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.

 

Discharge of ABL Obligations” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Excluded Accounts” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

 

Excluded Assets” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

 

Excluded Equity Interest” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(a)(I).

 

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Excluded Instruments” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(b).

 

Federal District Court” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.14(a).

 

Federal Securities Laws” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.03.

 

Intellectual Property” shall mean all United States intellectual property of every kind which any Credit Party owns any right, title or interest, including inventions, designs, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, domain names and IP Agreements.

 

Intellectual Property Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.02(h).

 

Intellectual Property Security Agreement” shall mean a security agreement substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit II, with any changes as may be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Collateral Agent.

 

IP Agreements” shall mean all Copyright Licenses, Patent Licenses and Trademark Licenses and all other written agreements governed by the laws of any state of the United States to which a Credit Party is a party granting any right to such Credit Party under any United States copyrights, patents, trademarks or names owned by any third party.

 

Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form attached to the Credit Agreement as Exhibit M.

 

New York Courts” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.14(a).

 

New York Supreme Court” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.14(a).

 

New York UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York; provided that if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, the perfection, the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of the Security Interests in any portion of the Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction in the United States other than New York, “New York UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdictions for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.

 

Patent License” shall mean any written agreement governed by the laws of any state of the United States to which a Credit Party is a party granting to such Credit Party any right to make, use or sell any invention covered by a United States patent owned by any third party (including, without limitation, any such rights that such Credit Party has the right to license) and all rights of any Credit Party under any such agreement.

 

Patents” shall mean all of the following which any Credit Party owns: (a) all letters patent of the United States, including those listed on Schedule II, and all applications for letters patent of the United States, including those listed on Schedule II, (b) all provisionals, reissues, extensions, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, reexaminations or revisions thereof, and the inventions disclosed or claimed therein, including the right to make, use, import and/or sell the inventions disclosed or claimed therein, (c) all claims for, and rights to sue for, past or future infringements of any of the foregoing and (d) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to any of the foregoing, including damages and payments for past or future infringement thereof.

 

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Pledged Collateral” shall mean the Pledged Debt Securities and the Pledged Equity Securities.

 

Pledged Debt Securities” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(b).

 

Pledged Equity Securities” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(a).

 

Security Interest” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

 

Trademark License” shall mean any written agreement governed by the laws of any state of the United States, now or hereafter in effect, to which a Credit Party is a party granting to such Credit Party any right to use any United States trademark or name owned by any third party (including, without limitation, any such rights that such Credit Party has the right to license).

 

Trademarks” shall mean all of the following which any Credit Party owns: (a) all trademarks, service marks, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade dress, logos, other source or business identifiers and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations thereof (if any), and all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and registration applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any State of the United States (except for “intent-to-use” applications for trademark or service mark registrations filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, unless and until an Amendment to Allege Use or a Statement of Use under Sections 1(c) and 1(d) of the Lanham Act has been filed and accepted, to the extent that, and solely during the period for which, any assignment of, or grant a security interest in, an “intent-to-use” application prior to such filing and acceptance would violate the Lanham Act or impair the validity or enforceability of, or render void or voidable or result in the cancellation of the applicable Credit Party’s right, title or interest therein or any trademark or service mark registration that issues as a result of such application under applicable federal law), and all renewals thereof, including those listed on Schedule II, (b) all goodwill associated therewith or symbolized thereby, (c) all claims for, and rights to sue for, past or future infringements of any of the foregoing and (d) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to any of the foregoing, including damages and payments for past or future infringement thereof.

 

Trade Secrets” shall mean all United States trade secrets and all other confidential or proprietary technical and business information and know-how governed by the laws of any state of the United States.

 

Article II.

PLEDGE OF SECURITIES

 

Section 2.01            Pledge. As security for the payment or performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), as the case may be, in full of its Obligations, each Credit Party hereby pledges to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Credit Party’s right, title and interest in, to and under:

 

(a)                (i) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including, as of the Closing Date, those Equity Interests listed on Schedule I) and (ii) any other directly owned Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Credit Party and, in each case, the certificates, if any, representing all such Equity Interests (the foregoing clauses (a)(i) and (ii), collectively, the “Pledged Equity Securities”); provided that the Pledged Equity Securities shall not include:

 

(A)              any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiarysubsidiary of the Borrower;

 

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(B)              (1) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any class of Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary (or any FSHCO) and (2) to the extent a Foreign Subsidiary is a Credit Party, any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any class of Equity Interests of any subsidiary of such Foreign Subsidiary,

 

(C)              to the extent applicable law requires that a subsidiary of such Credit Party issue directors’ qualifying shares, nominee shares or similar shares which are required by law to be held by persons other than such Credit Party, such qualifying shares, nominee shares or similar shares held by persons other than such Credit Party,

 

(D)              any Equity Interests of any person (other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary), to the extent (x) restricted or not permitted by the terms of such person’s organizational documents or other agreements with holders of such Equity Interests existing as of the date hereof or on the date of acquisition by a Credit Party of such Equity Interests (in each case, other than to the extent that any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to applicable anti-assignment provisions of the New York UCC or any other applicable law); provided that such Equity Interests shall cease to be Excluded Equity Interests at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect to the extent such Equity Interest is an Excluded Equity Interest as a result of such prohibition or (y) such pledge would trigger a termination pursuant to any “change of control” provision or other similar provision,

 

(E)               any Equity Interests if, to the extent and for so long as the pledge of such Equity Interests hereunder is prohibited or restricted by any applicable law, including any requirement to obtain consent or approval of any Governmental Authority (other than to the extent such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to applicable anti-assignment provisions of the New York UCC or any other applicable law); provided that such Equity Interests shall cease to be Excluded Equity Interests at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect to the extent such Equity Interest is an Excluded Equity Interest as a result of such prohibition,

 

(F)               any Equity Interests if, to the extent and for so long as the pledge of such Equity Interests hereunder would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower and its subsidiaries (taken as whole) as reasonably determined by the Borrower,

 

(G)              any Margin Stock,

 

(H)              any Equity Interests in captive insurance subsidiaries, special purpose entities identified in writing at any time by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and not-for-profit subsidiaries, and

 

(I)                 any Equity Interests that the Borrower and the Collateral AgentRequisite Lenders shall have agreed in writing to treat as Excluded Equity Interests for purposes hereof on account of the cost, difficulty, burden or consequences of pledging such Equity Interests hereunder being excessive in relation to the practical benefit to the Secured Parties of the security to be afforded thereby (any Equity Interests excluded pursuant to any of clauses (A) through (I) above, an “Excluded Equity Interest”),

 

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(b)                (i) promissory notes and any instruments evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money owed to it as of the Closing Date (including, as of the Closing Date, those listed opposite the name of such Credit Party on Schedule I) and (ii) any promissory notes and any instruments evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money in the future issued to such Credit Party (the foregoing clauses (b)(i) and (b)(ii) collectively, the “Pledged Debt Securities”); provided that the Pledged Debt Securities shall not include promissory notes and instruments evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money (A) having an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $5,000,000, (B) to the extent otherwise excluded from the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement, (C) to the extent the pledge of such promissory note or instrument would violate applicable law (after giving effect to any applicable anti-assignment provisions of the New York UCC or any other applicable law); provided that such promissory note or instrument shall cease to be Excluded Instruments at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect to the extent such promissory note or instrument is an Excluded Instrument as a result of such prohibition or (D) intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations of the Borrower and its subsidiaries (such excluded promissory notes and instruments, the “Excluded Instruments”),

 

(c)                subject to Section 2.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the Pledged Collateral (except to the extent otherwise excluded from the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement),

 

(d)                subject to Section 2.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Credit Party with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above, and

 

(e)                all proceeds of any of the foregoing.

 

Section 2.02            Delivery of the Pledged Collateral. (a) Each Credit Party agrees promptly to (but in any event, within sixty (60) days of the receipt by such Credit Party thereof) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, any and all Pledged Collateral (or, in the case of Pledged Collateral issued by Foreign Subsidiaries, if necessary under any applicable law, to carry out all necessary and reasonable formalities and actions for the dispossession and pledge thereof for the benefit of the Collateral Agent); provided that Pledged Debt Securities shall be required to be delivered only to the extent described in paragraph (b) of this Section 2.02.

 

(a)                Each Credit Party will cause any Pledged Debt Security (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Instruments) in its possession and owed to it to be delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(b)                Upon delivery to the Collateral Agent, (i) any Pledged Collateral required to be delivered pursuant to the foregoing paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 2.02 shall be accompanied by stock powers or note powers, as applicable, duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and by such other instruments and documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request and (ii) all other property composing part of the Pledged Collateral delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be accompanied to the extent necessary to perfect the security interest in or allow realization on the Pledged Collateral by proper instruments of assignment duly executed by the applicable Credit Party and such other instruments or documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in each case, subject to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement. Each delivery of Pledged Collateral shall be accompanied by a supplement to Schedule I hereto describing such Pledged Collateral, which supplement shall be attached hereto as a supplement to Schedule I (such supplement may take the form of an amendment and restatement to Schedule I hereto) and made a part hereof; provided that failure to attach any such schedule or supplement hereto shall not affect the validity of such pledge of such Pledged Collateral. Each schedule so delivered shall supplement any prior schedules so delivered.

 

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Section 2.03            Representations, Warranties and Covenants. Each Credit Party represents, warrants and covenants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:

 

(a)                Schedule I correctly sets forth the percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of the Equity Interests of the issuer thereof (other than Excluded Equity Interests) owned by such Credit Party as of the Closing Date and all promissory notes or instruments evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than Excluded Instruments) owned by such Credit Party on the Closing Date;

 

(b)                (i) The Pledged Collateral has, in each case, been duly and validly authorized and issued by the issuers thereof, (ii) the Pledged Equity Securities are fully paid and nonassessable and (iii) the Pledged Debt Securities are legal, valid and binding obligations of the issuers thereof, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; provided, that with respect to any Pledged Debt Securities or Pledges Equity Securities issued by a Person other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, the foregoing representations are made to the knowledge of the Credit Parties;

 

(c)                such Credit Party (i) is the beneficial owner of the Pledged Collateral indicated on Schedule I as owned by such Credit Party, (ii) holds the same free and clear of all Liens, other than the security interests granted hereunder and other than Permitted Liens and (iii) has made no assignment, pledge, hypothecation or transfer of, or created or permitted to exist any security interest in or other Lien on, the Pledged Collateral, other than pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby and other transactions permitted by the Credit Agreement and other than Liens granted hereunder and other than Permitted Liens;

 

(d)                other than as permitted in the Credit Agreement, and except for restrictions and limitations imposed by the Credit Documents or under applicable law generally or otherwise permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Pledged Equity Securities are freely transferable and assignable, and none of the Pledged Equity Securities is subject to any option, right of first refusal, shareholders agreement, charter or by-law provisions or contractual restriction of any nature that prohibits the pledge of such Pledged Equity Securities hereunder, the sale or disposition thereof pursuant hereto or the exercise by the Collateral Agent of rights and remedies hereunder;

 

(e)                other than as set forth in the Credit Agreement or the schedules thereto, no consent or approval of any Governmental Authority, any securities exchange or any other person was or is necessary to the validity of the pledge effected hereby (other than such as have been obtained and are in full force and effect), except for any such consent or approval with respect to which the failure to be obtained would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(f)                 as of the Closing Date, the Credit Parties have caused certificates in respect of all of the Pledged Equity Securities to be delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 2.02.

 

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Section 2.04            Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations. The Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right (in its sole and absolute discretion) to hold the Pledged Collateral in the name of the applicable Credit Party, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Collateral Agent or, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in its own name as pledgee or the name of its nominee (as pledgee or as sub-agent). If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Credit Party will promptly give to the Collateral Agent copies of any notices or other communications received by it with respect to Pledged Collateral registered in the name of such Credit Party. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Collateral Agent shall have the right to exchange the certificates representing Pledged Collateral for certificates of smaller or larger denominations for any purpose consistent with this Agreement. Each Credit Party shall each use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause any person that is not a party to this Agreement to comply with a request by the Collateral Agent, pursuant to this Section 2.04, to exchange certificates representing Pledged Collateral of such Credit Party for certificates of smaller or larger denominations.

 

Section 2.05            Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest, Etc. (a) Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and after the Collateral Agent shall have given written notice (provided that with respect to any Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.1(g) or (h) of the Credit Agreement, such notice shall have automatically, and without further action, been deemed to have been delivered) to the Borrower of the Collateral Agent’s intention to exercise its rights hereunder:

 

(i)                        Each Credit Party shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or other consensual rights and powers inuring to an owner of Pledged Collateral or any part thereof for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents; provided that, except as permitted under the Credit Agreement, such rights and powers shall not be exercised in any manner that could materially and adversely affect the rights inuring to a holder of any Pledged Collateral, the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent or any of the other Secured Parties under this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document or the ability of the Secured Parties to exercise the same.

 

(ii)                        The Collateral Agent shall promptly execute and deliver to each Credit Party, or cause to be executed and delivered to such Credit Party, all such proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments as such Credit Party may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Credit Party to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to subparagraph (i) above.

 

(iii)                        Each Credit Party shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest, principal and other distributions or payments paid on or distributed in respect of the Pledged Equity Interests to the extent and only to the extent that such dividends, interest, principal and other distributions or payments are permitted by, and otherwise paid or distributed in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents and applicable laws; provided that (A) any non-cash dividends, interest, principal or other non-cash distributions, payments or other consideration in respect thereof, including any rights to receive the same to the extent not so distributed or paid, that would constitute Pledged Equity Interests, whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification of the outstanding Equity Interests of the issuer of any Pledged Equity Interests, received in exchange for Pledged Equity Interests or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which such issuer may be a party or otherwise and (B) any non-cash dividends and other non-cash distributions or payments paid or payable in respect of any Pledged Equity Interests that would constitute Pledged Equity Interests in connection with a partial or total liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a reduction of capital, capital surplus or paid in surplus, shall be and become part of the Pledged Equity Interests, as applicable, and, if received by any Credit Party, shall not be commingled by such Credit Party with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall be promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the same form as so received (endorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent).

 

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(b)                Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and after the Collateral Agent shall have given written notice (provided that with respect to any Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.1(g) or (h) of the Credit Agreement, such notice shall be deemed to have been delivered automatically and without further action) to the Borrower of the Collateral Agent’s intention to exercise its rights hereunder, all rights of any Credit Party to dividends, interest, principal or other distributions or payments that such Credit Party is authorized to receive pursuant to paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.05 shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral Agent which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends, interest, principal or other distributions or payments. All dividends, interest, principal or other distributions or payments received by any Credit Party contrary to the provisions of this Section 2.05 shall not be commingled by such Credit Party with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall be promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the same form as so received (endorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent). Any and all money and other property paid over to or received by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (b) shall be retained by the Collateral Agent in an account to be established by the Collateral Agent upon receipt of such money or other property and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02 hereof. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, the Collateral Agent shall promptly repay to each Credit Party, without interest, all dividends, interest, principal or other distributions or payments that such Credit Party would otherwise be permitted to retain pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.05 and that remain in such account.

 

(c)                Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and after the Collateral Agent shall have given written notice (provided that with respect to any Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.1(g) or (h) of the Credit Agreement, such notice shall be deemed to have been delivered automatically and without further action) to the Borrower of the Collateral Agent’s intention to exercise its rights hereunder, all rights of any Credit Party to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.05, and the obligations of the Collateral Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section 2.05, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers; provided that, unless otherwise directed by the Requisite Lenders, the Collateral Agent shall have the right from time to time following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default to permit the Credit Parties to exercise such rights. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, each Credit Party shall have the right to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers that such Credit Party would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(i) above.

 

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Article III.

SECURITY INTERESTS IN OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY

 

Section 3.01            Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), as the case may be, in full of the Obligations of the Credit Parties, each Credit Party hereby pledges to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in all right, title and interest in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Credit Party or in which such Credit Party now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):

 

(i)                       all Accounts;

 

(ii)                      all Chattel Paper;

 

(iii)                     all cash, cash equivalents and Deposit Accounts;

 

(iv)                     all Documents;

 

(v)                      all Equipment;

 

(vi)                     all Goods;

 

(vii)                    all General Intangibles;

 

(viii)                   all Instruments (including the Pledged Debt Securities);

 

(ix)                      all Inventory;

 

(x)                       all Investment Property (including the Pledged Equity Interests);

 

(xi)                      all Letters of Credit and Letter of Credit Rights;

 

(xii)                     all Intellectual Property;

 

(xiii)                    all Commercial Tort Claims, including, without limitation, those described on Schedule IV hereto;

 

(xiv)                    (1) Securities Accounts, (2) Investment Property credited to Securities Accounts or Deposit Accounts from time to time and all Security Entitlements in respect thereof, (3) all cash held in any Securities Account or Deposit Account and (4) all other money in the possession of the Collateral Agent;

 

(xv)                     all books and Records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and

 

(xvi)                   all Proceeds, Supporting Obligations 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.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (a) any motor vehicle, aircraft, airframe, rolling stock and other assets subject to a certificate of title or ownership, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (b) any Excluded Equity Interests, (c) any Letter of Credit Rights relating to any Letter of Credit with a face amount not in excess of $5,000,000, except to the extent constituting a support obligation for other Collateral as to which perfection of a security interest therein can be perfected by the filing of Uniform Commercial Code (or similar filing in any applicable jurisdiction), and to the extent such Credit Party is not required by applicable law to apply the proceeds of a drawing of such Letter of Credit for a specified purpose, (d) any Credit Party’s right, title or interest in any lease, license or agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, Capital Lease Obligation or similar arrangements to which such Credit Party is a party or any of its right, title or interest thereunder, the property subject thereto, any insurance in respect thereof, any management or operating agreement with respect thereto and deposits made in respect thereof and all rights, title or interest in relation to any of the foregoing, in each case, to the extent that such a grant would, under the terms of such lease, license or agreement, purchase money, capital lease or similar arrangement result in a breach of the terms of, or constitute a default under, or result in the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of or create a right of termination in favor of or require the consent of any other party (in each case, other than a Credit Party) to, such lease, license or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law (including, without limitation, Title 11 of the United States Code)), (e) (i) all owned real property interests with a fair market value (as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith) equal to or less than $7,500,000; and (ii) all leasehold interests (it is understood that there shall be no requirement to obtain landlord waivers, estoppels or collateral access agreements or acknowledgements, bailee waivers and similar letters), (f)(i) payroll, healthcare and other employee wage and benefit accounts, (ii) tax accounts, including, without limitation, sales tax accounts, (iii) escrow, defeasance, discharge and redemption accounts, (iv) fiduciary or other trust accounts, and, in the case of clauses (i) through (iv), the funds or other property held in or maintained in such account, (v) zero-balance accounts, (vi) accounts in jurisdictions other than in the jurisdiction of organization of the applicable granting Credit Party, the United States or any state thereof, and (vii) accounts other than those described in the preceding clauses with respect to which the average daily balance of the funds maintained on deposit therein does not exceed $5,000,0001,000,000 in the aggregate (such accounts in this clause (f) being the “Excluded Accounts”) (g) any Commercial Tort Claim with an expected value not in excess of $5,000,000, as determined in good faith by the Borrower, (h) the Borrower’s or its subsidiaries’ rights in relation to aircraft and airframes, including rights under any lease, sublease, charter, management, operating, crew, service, repair, maintenance, storage or other agreement relating to the aircraft, rights in the aircraft and any parts, accessions and accessories thereto, rights under insurance policies and security deposits and rights in income derived from and proceeds of any of the foregoing, in the ordinary course, (i) assets if the granting of a security interest therein would result in material adverse tax consequences to any Credit Party as reasonably determined by the Borrower, (j) those assets as to which the Collateral AgentRequisite Lenders and the Borrower reasonably determine in good faith that any of the cost, burden or consequences (including adverse tax consequences) of obtaining or perfecting such a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the practical benefit to the Secured Parties of the security to be afforded thereby, (k) foreign intellectual property, (l) any United States “intent to use” trademark application or intent-to-use service mark application filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, to the extent and during the period that the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of, or render void or voidable or result in the cancellation of the applicable Credit Party’s right, title or interest therein or any trademark or service mark registration that issues as a result of such application under applicable federal law (including prior to the filing and acceptance of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto), after which period such application shall be automatically subject to the security interest granted herein and deemed to be included in the Collateral, (m) intellectual property specifically requiring a filing in a jurisdiction outside of the United States, (n) any assets (including interests in partnerships, joint ventures and other non-wholly owned entities) in respect of which and to the extent that pledges and security interests are prohibited by law or prohibited by agreements containing anti-assignment clauses not overridden by the New York UCC or other applicable law and, (o) any assets and proceeds thereof subject to a Capital Lease Obligation or a purchase money lien permitted by Section 6.2(ll) of the Credit Agreement to the extent such a grant would violate or invalidate the documents providing for such Capital Lease Obligation or purchase money lien and (p) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, any property that would otherwise constitute ABL Priority Collateral but is an Excluded Asset (as such term is defined in the ABL Collateral Agreement) (the assets described in clauses (a) through (op) above, collectively, the “Excluded Assets”); provided that such exclusions shall not de facto apply to the proceeds of any of the property referred to in the foregoing clauses (d), (k) and (n) of this Section 3.01 or in clauses (A) to and including (I) of Section 2.01(a).

 

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(b)                Each Credit Party hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral (including Article 9 Collateral consisting of Pledged Collateral) or any part thereof and amendments thereto that contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (i) whether such Credit Party is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Credit Party, (ii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing in a Uniform Commercial Code filing office, a sufficient description of the property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Collateral Agent may reasonably determine is necessary to ensure the perfection of the Security Interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as “all assets”, “all assets whether now owned or hereafter acquired”, or words of similar effect. Each Credit Party agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request.

 

The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office) such documents as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of reflecting the Security Interest granted by each Credit Party, and naming any Credit Party or the Credit Parties as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Credit Party shall be required to take any action under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions for the purpose of perfecting the Security Interest in any Article 9 Collateral of such Credit Party constituting Intellectual Property.

 

(c)                The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Credit Party with respect to or arising out of the Collateral.

 

(d)                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the Credit Agreement, (i)  no perfection steps shall be required by any means other than (A) filings pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code in the office of the Secretary of State (or equivalent filing office) of the relevant State(s) of the respective jurisdictions of organization of each Credit Party, (B) filings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office of the Intellectual Property Security Agreement, (C) delivery of Collateral consisting of promissory notes and instruments evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money; provided that such delivery shall not be required with respect to (1) promissory notes and instruments evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money having an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $5,000,000, (2) any promissory notes and instruments evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money that are promptly deposited into an investment or securities account, (3) checks received in the ordinary course of business and (4) promissory notes and instruments evidencing Indebtedness issued in connection with the extension of trade credit by the grantor of a security interest, (D) delivery of Collateral consisting of certificated Equity Interests included in the Collateral and (E) other actions expressly required by this Agreement or the Credit Agreement or as set forth in any local law security agreement; (ii) no actions shall be required in order to create any security interest in assets located or titled outside of the United States or make enforceable any such security interest; (iii) no security shall be taken or perfected over movable plant and equipment to the extent requiring any labeling or segregation of such plant or equipment; (v) no security shall be taken or perfected over any stock in trade to the extent this would require any item-specific or periodic listing of stock in trade or any segregation thereof; (vi) no Control Agreement shall be required to be executed and delivered with respect to any Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodity Account included in the Collateral; (vii) no notice shall be required to be delivered to Account Debtors or other contractual third parties prior to the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default; and (viii) no action in addition to the filings contemplated under clause (i) above shall be required to perfect the Security Interest in any Commercial Tort Claim or Letter of Credit Right included in the Collateral.

 

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Section 3.02            Representations and Warranties. Each Credit Party represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent, for itself and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:

 

(a)                Such Credit Party has good and valid legal title to, or valid license, leasehold interest, easement or other limited property interest in, as applicable, the Article 9 Collateral with respect to which it has purported to grant a Security Interest hereunder, except where the failure to have such title, interest or easement would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Such Credit Party has full power and authority to grant to the Collateral Agent the Security Interest in such Article 9 Collateral pursuant hereto and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without the consent or approval of any other person other than (x) any consent or approval that has been obtained and is in full force and effect or has otherwise been disclosed herein or in the Credit Agreement or (y) any consent or approval with respect to which the failure to be obtained would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)                The Uniform Commercial Code financing statements containing a description of the Article 9 Collateral that have been prepared by the Collateral Agent for filing in the office specified in Schedule III and attached as Annex I to Schedule III constitute all the filings, recordings and registrations (except with respect to Intellectual Property) that are, as of the Closing Date, necessary to publish notice of and protect the validity of and to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in respect of all Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing such financing statements.

 

(c)                A fully executed Intellectual Property Security Agreement containing a description of all Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States Patents (and Patents for which United States applications are pending), United States registered Trademarks (and Trademarks for which United States registration applications are pending) and United States registered Copyrights (and Copyrights for which United States registration applications are pending) will have been delivered as of the Closing Date to the Collateral Agent for recording with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 261, 15 U.S.C. § 1060 or 17 U.S.C. § 205 and the regulations thereunder, as applicable, for the purpose of establishing a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in respect of all Article 9 Collateral consisting of such Intellectual Property in which a security interest may be perfected by recording with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office.

 

(d)                The Security Interest constitutes (i) a legal and valid security interest in all the Article 9 Collateral securing the payment and performance of the Obligations, (ii) subject to the filings described in Section 3.02(b), a perfected security interest in all Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registering a financing statement or analogous document in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law in such jurisdictions and (iii) a security interest that shall be perfected in all Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected upon the receipt and recording of the Intellectual Property Security Agreement with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, as applicable. The Security Interest is and shall be prior to any other Lien on any of the Article 9 Collateral other than (i) Liens permitted by Section 6.2 of the Credit Agreement having priority either by operation of applicable law or (ii) Liens permitted by Section 6.2 of the Credit Agreement which are permitted to have pari passu or senior priority pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

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(e)                The Credit Parties own the Article 9 Collateral (or, to each Credit Party’s knowledge, in the case of licenses in respect of Intellectual Property, own the right to use such licenses), free and clear of any Lien, other than Permitted Liens.

 

(f)                 Except as indicated on Schedule IV, none of the Credit Parties holds any Commercial Tort Claim with a value estimated in good faith by the Borrower to be in excess of $5,000,000 as of the Closing Date.

 

(g)                Except as set forth in Schedule V, as of the Closing Date, all Accounts have been originated by the Credit Parties and all Inventory has been produced or acquired by the Credit Parties in the ordinary course of business.

 

(h)                As to itself and its Article 9 Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property owned by such Credit Party (the “Intellectual Property Collateral”), to each Credit Party’s actual knowledge:

 

(i)                        Schedule II sets forth the Intellectual Property Collateral consisting of the Patents that are issued or the subject of a pending application and the Trademarks and Copyrights that are registered or the subject of a pending application, in each case, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office, and, in each case, owned by such Credit Party as of the date hereof.

 

(ii)                        The Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights in such Intellectual Property Collateral are subsisting and, solely with respect to the issued Patents and registered Trademarks and registered Copyrights included therein, have not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or part (except for office actions issued in the ordinary course by the United States Patent and Trademark Office), and are valid and enforceable, in each case except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Such Credit Party does not have knowledge of any uses of any item of Intellectual Property Collateral that would be expected to lead to such item becoming invalid or unenforceable, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(iii)                        Such Credit Party has made or performed in the ordinary course of such Credit Party’s business, acts, including without limitation filings, recordings and payment of fees and taxes, required to maintain and protect its interest in each and every Patent, Trademark and Copyright set forth on Schedule II in full force and effect and such Credit Party has used proper statutory notice in connection with its use of each Patent, Trademark and Copyright in such Intellectual Property Collateral, in each case, except to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(iv)                        With respect to each IP Agreement the absence, termination or violation of which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: each such IP Agreement is subsisting, valid and enforceable against the counterparty and is in full force and effect subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

 

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(v)                        Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no Credit Party or Patent, Trademark, Copyright or Trade Secret in the Intellectual Property Collateral is subject to any outstanding consent, settlement, decree, order, injunction, judgment or ruling restricting the use of such Patent, Trademark, Copyright or Trade Secret by any Credit Party or that would impair the validity or enforceability of such Patent, Trademark, Copyright or Trade Secret.

 

(i)                 [Reserved].

 

(j)                 As of the Closing Date, such Credit Party is not a beneficiary or assignee under any letter of credit with a face amount in excess of $5,000,000, other than the letters of credit described in Schedule VI hereto and additional letters of credit as to which such Credit Party has complied with the requirements of Section 3.04(d).

 

Section 3.03            Covenants. (a) Each Credit Party agrees to provide written notice to the Collateral Agent within 30 days after any change in (i) its corporate or organization name, (ii) its identity or type of organization or corporate structure or (iii) its organizational identification number (or equivalent). Each Credit Party agrees promptly to provide the Collateral Agent with certified organizational documents reflecting any of the changes described in the immediately preceding sentence. Each Credit Party agrees not to effect or permit any change referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph unless all filings have been made, or will have been made within any applicable statutory period, that are required in order for the Collateral Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all Collateral with the priority required under the Credit Documents for the benefit of the applicable Secured Parties.

 

(b)                Each Credit Party agrees, at its own expense, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments and documents and take all such further actions as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request to preserve, protect and perfect the Security Interest and the rights and remedies created hereby, including the payment of any fees and taxes required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the granting of the Security Interest and the filing of any financing statements (including fixture filings) or other documents in connection herewith or therewith. If any and all amounts payable under or in connection with any of the Article 9 Collateral (other than amounts that in the aggregate for such Credit Party do not exceed $5,000,000) shall be or become evidenced by any promissory note or other instrument evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money, then, such note or instrument shall be promptly pledged and delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, duly endorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

 

(c)                After the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance thereof, the Collateral Agent shall have the right to verify under reasonable procedures the validity, amount, quality, quantity, value, condition and status of, or any other matter relating to, the Article 9 Collateral, including, in the case of Accounts or Article 9 Collateral in the possession of any third person, by contacting Account Debtors or the third person possessing such Article 9 Collateral for the purpose of making such a verification. The Collateral Agent shall have the right to share any information it gains from such inspection or verification with any Secured Party, subject to the confidentiality restrictions set forth in Section 10.16 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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(d)                At its option after the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance thereof, the Collateral Agent may discharge past due taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on the Article 9 Collateral and not constituting a Permitted Lien, and may pay for the maintenance and preservation of the Article 9 Collateral to the extent any Credit Party fails to do so as required by the Credit Agreement or this Agreement, and each Credit Party jointly and severally agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent on demand for any payment made or any expense incurred by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the foregoing authorization; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 3.03(d) shall be interpreted as excusing any Credit Party from the performance of, or imposing any obligation on the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to cure or perform, any covenants or other promises of any Credit Party with respect to taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances and maintenance as set forth herein or in the other Credit Documents.

 

(e)                Each Credit Party (rather than the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party) shall remain liable for the observance and performance of all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it under each contract, agreement or instrument relating to the Article 9 Collateral.

 

(f)                 Each Credit Party irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent (and all officers, employees, agents or sub-agents designated by the Collateral Agent) as such Credit Party’s true and lawful agent (and attorney-in-fact) for the purpose, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, of making, settling and adjusting claims in respect of Article 9 Collateral under policies of insurance, endorsing the name of such Credit Party on any check, draft, instrument or other item of payment for the proceeds of such policies of insurance and for making all determinations and decisions with respect thereto. In the event that any Credit Party at any time or times shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the policies of insurance required under the Credit Agreement, the Collateral Agent may, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, without waiving or releasing any obligation or liability of the Credit Parties hereunder or any Event of Default, in its sole discretion, obtain and maintain such policies of insurance (including by paying premiums with respect thereto) and take any other actions with respect thereto as the Collateral Agent reasonably deems advisable. All sums disbursed by the Collateral Agent in connection with this Section 3.03(f), including attorneys’ fees, court costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto, shall be payable, upon demand, by the Credit Parties to the Collateral Agent and shall be additional Obligations secured hereby.

 

Section 3.04            Other Actions. In order to further ensure the attachment, perfection and priority of, and the ability of the Collateral Agent to enforce, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the Collateral Agent’s Security Interest in the Article 9 Collateral, each Credit Party agrees, in each case at such Credit Party’s own expense, to take the following actions:

 

(a)                Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper. Except with respect to Excluded Instruments, if any Credit Party shall at any time hold or acquire any Instruments (other than checks received and processed in the ordinary course of business) or Tangible Chattel Paper evidencing an amount in excess of $5,000,000, such Credit Party shall promptly endorse, assign and deliver the same to the Collateral Agent, accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

 

(b)                Investment Property. Except with respect to any Excluded Equity Interest and Excluded Instrument, if any Credit Party shall at any time hold or acquire any Certificated Security constituting Pledged Collateral or Article 9 Collateral, such Credit Party shall promptly endorse, assign and deliver the same to the Collateral Agent, accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably specify and in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof. Each Credit Party hereby agrees that if any of the Pledged Equity Interests are at any time not evidenced by certificates of ownership, then each applicable Credit Party shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (i) if necessary or desirable to perfect a security interest in such Pledged Equity Interests, cause such pledge to be recorded on the equityholder register or the books of the issuer, execute any customary pledge forms or other documents necessary or appropriate to complete the pledge and give the Collateral Agent the right to transfer such Pledged Equity Interests under the terms hereof, and (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, upon request by the Collateral Agent, (A) cause the Organizational Documents of each such issuer that is a subsidiary of such Credit Party to be amended to provide that such Pledged Equity Interests shall be treated as “securities” for purposes of the UCC and (B) cause such Pledged Equity Interests to become certificated and delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02.

 

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(c)                Commercial Tort Claims. If any Credit Party shall at any time hold or acquire a Commercial Tort Claim with a value estimated in good faith by the Borrower to be in excess of $5,000,000, such Credit Party shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent thereof in a writing signed by such Credit Party, including a summary description of such claim, and grant to the Collateral Agent in writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all under the terms and provisions of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

 

(d)                  Letter of Credit Rights. With respect to any Letter of Credit Rights of any Credit Party relating to any Letter of Credit with a face amount in excess of $5,000,000, such Credit Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions necessary to provide the Collateral Agent a first priority perfected security interest in any such Letter of Credit Rights.

 

(e)                   Deposit Accounts. Each Credit Party shall establish the Collateral Agent’s Control (as defined in Section 9-106 of the UCC), subject to the terms of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to any such Deposit Account, substantially simultaneously with the delivery of a control agreement with respect to such Deposit Account in favor of the ABL Agent (which for the avoidance of doubt may be a control agreement establishing control in favor of the ABL Agent as agent or bailee for the Collateral Agent or establishing control in favor of the Collateral Agent on a basis junior in priority to the ABL Agent, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, control agreements shall not be required with respect to any deposit accounts for which the ABL Agent has not obtained a control agreement.

 

Section 3.05            Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral. All references to Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets in this Section 3.05 are referring to Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets that are included in the Intellectual Property Collateral. Except as permitted by the Credit Agreement:

 

(a)       Each Credit Party agrees that it will not knowingly do any act or omit to do any act (and will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to contractually prohibit its licensees from doing any act or omitting to do any act; provided that no Credit Party shall be obligated to amend any agreement existing as of the date hereof) whereby any issued Patent that is material to the normal conduct of such Credit Party’s business would become prematurely invalidated, abandoned, lapsed or dedicated to the public (except, in each case, to the extent such action or inaction is deemed advisable in such Credit Party’s reasonable business judgment and except that nothing in this Section 3.05 shall prohibit such Credit Party from asserting such Patent against any other person).

 

(a)          Each Credit Party will, and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to contractually require its licensees and its sublicensees (provided that no Credit Party shall be obligated to amend any agreement existing as of the date hereof to so require) to, for each material registered Trademark necessary to the normal conduct of such Credit Party’s business, use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) maintain such Trademark in full force free from any adjudication of abandonment or invalidity for non-use, (ii) maintain the quality of products and services offered under such Trademark, (iii) display such Trademark with notice of federal registration or claim of trademark or service mark as required under applicable law and (iv) not knowingly use, or knowingly permit its licensees’ use of, such Trademark in violation of any third party rights, except, in the case of (i) and (ii) above, to the extent such action or inaction is deemed advisable in such Credit Party’s reasonable business judgment.

 

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(b)          Each Credit Party will, and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its licensees and its sublicensees (provided that no Credit Party shall be obligated to amend any agreement existing as of the date hereof to so cause) to, for each material Copyright necessary to the normal conduct of such Credit Party’s business that it publishes, displays and distributes, use a copyright notice as necessary to establish and preserve its rights under applicable copyright laws.

 

(c)          Each Credit Party shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent if it has received written notice, other than regular reports with respect to Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights received in the ordinary course of business, that any issued Patent, registered Trademark or registered Copyright material to the normal conduct of such Credit Party’s business may imminently become abandoned, lapsed or dedicated to the public, in the case of such Patent or Copyright, prior to the end of its statutory term under applicable law, or of any materially adverse determination or development, excluding office actions and similar determinations or developments in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office, any court or any similar office of any country, regarding such Credit Party’s ownership of any such material Patent, Trademark or Copyright or its right to register or to maintain the same.

 

(d)          Subject to Section 3.01(d), each Credit Party, either itself or through any agent, employee, or designee, shall (i) inform the Collateral Agent on an annual basis of each application by itself, or through any agent, employee, or designee, for any Patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and each registration of any Trademark or Copyright with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office filed during the preceding twelve-month period, and (ii) upon the reasonable request of the Collateral Agent, execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Collateral Agent’s security interest in such Patent, Trademark, or Copyright.

 

(e)          Each Credit Party shall exercise its reasonable business judgment in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office with respect to (i) maintaining and pursuing each application relating to any Patent, Trademark and/or Copyright (and obtaining the relevant grant or registration) material to the normal conduct of the such Credit Party’s business, and (ii) maintaining any registration or issuance of each Patent, Trademark, and Copyright that is material to the normal conduct of such Credit Party’s business, including, when applicable and necessary in such Credit Party’s reasonable business judgment, timely filings of applications for renewal, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability and payment of maintenance fees, and, if any Credit Party believes necessary in its reasonable business judgment, to initiate opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings against third parties.

 

(f)           In the event that any Credit Party receives written notice that any Article 9 Collateral consisting of a Patent, Trademark, Copyright or Trade Secret material to the normal conduct of its business has been materially infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party, such Credit Party shall, if such Credit Party deems it necessary in its reasonable business judgment, promptly take actions to stop such infringement, misappropriation or dilution and protect its rights in such Patent, Trademark, Copyright, or Trade Secret, including, but not limited to, the initiation of a suit for injunctive relief and to recover damages, in each case, to the extent it deems reasonably appropriate under the circumstances.

 

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(g)          Each Credit Party shall exercise its reasonable business judgment in protecting the secrecy of all Trade Secrets owned by such Credit Party that are material to the normal conduct of such Credit Party’s business, including, without limitation, if such Credit Party deems it necessary in its reasonable business judgment, entering into confidentiality agreements with employees and consultants and labeling and restricting access to secret information and documents.

 

Section 3.06            Intercreditor Relations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, it is the understanding of the parties that the Liens granted pursuant to this Agreement shall be,(a) with respect to all Collateral constituting ABL Priority Collateral prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement), be subject and subordinate to the Liens granted to the ABL Agent for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties to secure the ABL Obligations pursuant to the ABL Collateral Agreement and (b) with respect to all Collateral, prior to the Discharge of Original First Lien Obligations (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement), be at least pari passu and equal in priority to the Liens granted to any Senior Priority Agent (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) for the benefit of the holders of the applicable Senior Priority Claims to secure such Senior Priority Claims (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement) pursuant to the applicable Senior Priority Collateral Documents (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement) (except as may be separately otherwise agreed between the Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, and any Senior Priority Agent (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement), on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement) represented thereby). The Collateral Agent acknowledges and agrees that the relative priority of the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the ABL Agent and any Second Priority Agent (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement) shall be determined solely pursuant to the Intercreditor AgreementAgreements, and not by priority as a matter of law or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Liens and security interest granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder are subject to the provisions of the applicable Intercreditor AgreementAgreements. In the event of any conflict between the terms of theany Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of thesuch Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control as among (i) the Collateral Agent and the ABL Agent, in the case of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) the Collateral Agent, any other First Priority Agent (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement) and any Second Priority Agent (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement). In the event of any such conflict, each Credit Party may act (or omit to act) in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, and shall not be in breach, violation or default of its obligations hereunder by reason of doing so. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, (x) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, any obligation hereunder to deliver to the Collateral Agent any Collateral constituting ABL Priority Collateral shall be satisfied by causing such ABL Priority Collateral to be delivered to the ABL Agent or the applicable ABL Collateral Representative (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agrement) to be held in accordance with the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement and (y) until the Discharge of the Senior Priority Obligations (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement), any obligation hereunder to deliver to the Collateral Agent any Collateral (other than Collateral constituting ABL Priority Collateral) shall be satisfied by causing such Collateral to be delivered to the Senior Priority Representative (as defined in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement).

 

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Article IV.

 

REMEDIES

 

Section 4.01            Remedies Upon Default. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Credit Party agrees to deliver each item of Collateral to the Collateral Agent on demand, and it is agreed that the Collateral Agent shall have the right, subject to applicable law, to take any of or all the following actions at the same or different times: (a) with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property owned by such Credit Party for the purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent, during the continuance of an Event of Default, to exercise rights and remedies under this Section 4.01 at such time as the Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, and for no other purpose, each Credit Party hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, subject to pre-existing rights and licenses, an irrevocable (but solely during the continuance of an Event of Default), non-exclusive world-wide (to the extent it has such rights) license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Credit Party), subject, in the case of Trademarks, to any quality standards and quality control practices in effect by each applicable Credit Party, with respect to its Trademarks and sufficient to avoid the risk of invalidation or dilution of such Trademarks, to use, license or sublicense any of the Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired, developed or created by such Credit Party, wherever the same may be located; provided, that such license shall include access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer programs used for the compilation or printout hereof to the extent permitted by the terms of the applicable licenses; provided further that the Collateral Agent shall retain the confidentiality of any Trade Secrets licensed under this Section 4.01 consistent with the practices in effect by each applicable Credit Party, with respect to its confidential information, immediately prior to such Event of Default; and (b) to take possession of the Collateral and without liability for trespass to the applicable Credit Party to enter any premises where the Collateral may be located for the purpose of taking possession of, removing or selling the Collateral and, generally, to exercise any and all rights afforded to a secured party under the applicable Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Credit Party hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent to exercise rights and remedies during the continuance of an Event of Default, an irrevocable license (without payment of rent or other compensation to such Credit Party) to use, operate and occupy all real property owned, operated, leased, subleased or otherwise occupied by such Credit Party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing rights and remedies, each Credit Party agrees that the Collateral Agent shall have the right, subject to the mandatory requirements of applicable law (including the Uniform Commercial Code), to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Collateral at a public or private sale or at any broker’s board or on any securities exchange, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery as the Collateral Agent shall deem appropriate. The Collateral Agent shall be authorized in connection with any sale of a security (if it deems it advisable to do so) pursuant to the foregoing to restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers to persons who represent and agree that they are purchasing such security for their own account, for investment, and not with a view to the distribution or sale thereof. Upon consummation of any such sale of Collateral pursuant to this Section 4.01, the Collateral Agent shall have the right to assign, transfer and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof the Collateral so sold. Each such purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely, free from any claim or right on the part of any Credit Party, and each Credit Party hereby waives and releases (to the extent permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay, valuation and appraisal that such Credit Party now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted.

 

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The Collateral Agent shall give the Borrower and each applicable Credit Party not less than ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice (which each Credit Party agrees is reasonable notice within the meaning of Section 9-611 of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions) of the Collateral Agent’s intention to make any sale of Collateral. Such notice, in the case of a public sale, shall state the time and place for such sale and, in the case of a sale at a broker’s board or on a securities exchange, shall state the board or exchange at which such sale is to be made and the day on which the Collateral, or portion thereof, will first be offered for sale at such board or exchange. Any such public sale shall be held at such time or times within ordinary business hours and at such place or places as the Collateral Agent may fix and state in the notice of such sale. The Collateral, or the portion thereof, to be sold at any such sale may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels in the Collateral Agent’s own right or by one or more agents and contractors, upon any premises owned, leased, or occupied by any Credit Party and the Collateral Agent and any such agent or contractor, in conjunction with any such sale, may augment the Inventory to be sold with other goods (all of which other goods shall remain the sole property of the Collateral Agent or such agent or contractor), all as the Collateral Agent may (in its sole and absolute discretion) determine. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of any Collateral if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale of such Collateral shall have been given. The Collateral Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned. In the case of any sale of all or any part of the Collateral made on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Collateral Agent until the sale price is paid by the purchaser or purchasers thereof, but the Collateral Agent shall not incur any liability in the event that any such purchaser or purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in the case of any such failure, such Collateral may be sold again upon notice given in accordance with provisions above. At any public (or, to the extent permitted by law, private) sale made pursuant to this Section 4.01, any Secured Party may bid for or purchase, free (to the extent permitted by law) from any right of redemption, stay, valuation or appraisal on the part of any Credit Party (all such rights being also hereby waived and released to the extent permitted by law), the Collateral or any part thereof offered for sale and may make payment on account thereof by using any claim then due and payable to such Secured Party from any Credit Party as a credit against the purchase price, and such Secured Party may, upon compliance with the terms of sale, hold, retain and dispose of such property in accordance with Section 4.02 hereof without further accountability to any Credit Party therefor. As an alternative to exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, the Collateral Agent may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose this Agreement and to sell the Collateral or any portion thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a court or courts having competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a proceeding by a court-appointed receiver. Any sale pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4.01 shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided in Section 9-610(b) of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.

 

Section 4.02            Application of Proceeds.

 

(a)                The Collateral Agent shall promptly apply the proceeds, moneys or balances of any collection or sale of Collateral, as well as any Collateral consisting of cash, in the following order of priority: first, to, ratably, pay any fees, indemnities, or expense reimbursements then due to the Agents, second, ratably, to pay any fees or expense reimbursements then due to the Lenders from the Borrower, third, to pay interest due and payable in respect of the Loans and any other Obligations, ratably, fourth, to (i) payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and (ii) payment of breakage, termination and other amounts then due and owing in respect of any Secured Hedge Agreement and Secured Cash Management Agreement, ratably, fifth, to the payment of any other Obligation due to the Agents or any other Secured Party, and sixth, after payment in full in cash of the amounts specified in clauses first through fifth, subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement or any other Collateral Document, to the Borrower or as the Borrower shall direct. Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Credit Parties to preserve the allocation to Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section.

 

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(b)                If any payment to any Secured Party pursuant to this Section 4.02 of its pro rata share of any distribution would result in overpayment to such Secured Party, such excess amount shall instead be distributed in respect of the unpaid Obligations of the other Secured Parties, with each Secured Party whose Obligations have not been paid in full to receive an amount equal to such excess amount multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the unpaid Obligations of such Secured Party and the denominator of which is the unpaid Obligations of all Secured Parties entitled to such distribution.

 

(c)                All payments required to be made hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Secured Parties or as the Administrative Agent may otherwise direct in accordance with the Credit Documents.

 

(d)                For purposes of applying payments received in accordance with this Section 4.02, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon the applicable Secured Parties with respect to payments of Secured Hedge Agreements or Secured Cash Management Agreements (which the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party agrees (or shall agree) to provide upon request of the Collateral Agent) of the outstanding Obligations of the Credit Parties owed to the Secured Parties.

 

(e)                Subject to the other limitations (if any) set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents, it is understood that the Credit Parties shall remain liable to the extent of any deficiency between the amount of the proceeds of the Collateral and the aggregate amount of the Obligations of the Credit Parties.

 

(f)                 It is understood and agreed by each Credit Party that the Collateral Agent shall have no liability for any determinations made by it in this Section 4.02 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 own or its Related Party’s bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct. Each Credit Party also agrees that the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be required to), at any time and in its sole discretion, and with no liability resulting therefrom, petition a court of competent jurisdiction regarding any application of Collateral in accordance with the requirements hereof and of any Intercreditor Agreement, and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to wait for, and may conclusively rely on, any such determination.

 

Section 4.03            Securities Act, Etc. In view of the position of the Credit Parties in relation to the Pledged Collateral, or because of other current or future circumstances, a question may arise under the Securities Act of 1933, as now or hereafter in effect, or any similar federal statute hereafter enacted analogous in purpose or effect (such Securities Act and any such similar statute as from time to time in effect being called the “Federal Securities Laws”) with respect to any disposition of the Pledged Collateral permitted hereunder. Each Credit Party understands that compliance with the Federal Securities Laws might very strictly limit the course of conduct of the Collateral Agent if the Collateral Agent were to attempt to dispose of all or any part of the Pledged Collateral, and might also limit the extent to which or the manner in which any subsequent transferee of any Pledged Collateral could dispose of the same. Similarly, there may be other legal restrictions or limitations affecting the Collateral Agent in any attempt to dispose of all or part of the Pledged Collateral under applicable “blue sky” or other state securities laws or similar laws analogous in purpose or effect. Each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that in light of such restrictions and limitations, the Collateral Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, (a) may proceed to make such a sale whether or not a registration statement for the purpose of registering such Pledged Collateral or part thereof shall have been filed under the Federal Securities Laws or, to the extent applicable, “blue sky” or other state securities laws and (b) may approach and negotiate with a single potential purchaser to effect such sale. Each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that any such sale might result in prices and other terms less favorable to the seller than if such sale were a public sale without such restrictions. In the event of any such sale, the Collateral Agent shall incur no responsibility or liability for selling all or any part of the Pledged Collateral at a price that the Collateral AgentRequisite Lenders, in itstheir sole and absolute discretion, may in good faith deem reasonable under the circumstances, notwithstanding the possibility that a substantially higher price might have been realized if the sale were deferred until after registration as aforesaid or if more than a single purchaser were approached. The provisions of this Section 4.03 will apply notwithstanding the existence of a public or private market upon which the quotations or sales prices may exceed substantially the price at which the Collateral Agent sells.

 

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Article V.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 5.01            Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall (except as otherwise permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to any Guarantor shall be given to it in care of the Borrower, with such notice to be given as provided in Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 5.02            Security Interest Absolute. All rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder, the Security Interest in the Article 9 Collateral, the security interest in the Pledged Collateral and all obligations of each Credit Party hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, any other Credit Document, any agreement with respect to any of the Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Credit Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other agreement or instrument, (c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Lien on other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent under or departure from any guarantee, securing or guaranteeing all or any of the Obligations or (d) subject only to termination or release of a Credit Party’s obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms of Section 5.15 hereof, any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the Obligations or this Agreement (other than a defense of payment or performance).

 

Section 5.03            Limitation By Law. All rights, remedies and powers provided in this Agreement may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise thereof does not violate any applicable provision of law, and all the provisions of this Agreement are intended to be subject to all applicable mandatory provisions of law that may be controlling and to be limited to the extent necessary so that they shall not render this Agreement invalid, unenforceable, in whole or in part, or not entitled to be recorded, registered or filed under the provisions of any applicable law.

 

Section 5.04            Binding Effect; Several Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as to any party to this Agreement when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such party shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Collateral Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon such party and the Collateral Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of such party, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns, except that no party shall have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein or in the Collateral (and any such assignment or transfer shall be void) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or by the Credit Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Credit Party and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Credit Party without the approval of any other Credit Party and without affecting the obligations of any other Credit Party hereunder.

 

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Section 5.05           Successors and Assigns. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns of such party, and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Credit Party or the Collateral Agent that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective permitted successors and assigns. The Collateral Agent hereunder shall at all times be the same person that is the Collateral Agent under the Credit Agreement. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Collateral Agent under the Credit Agreement by a successor Collateral Agent, that successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent pursuant hereto.

 

Section 5.06            Administrative Agent’s and Collateral Agent’s Fees and Expenses; Indemnification.  The parties hereto agree that the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to (i) reimbursement of their respective expenses incurred hereunder and (ii) indemnification for losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses incurred or asserted, arising out of, in connection with or as a result of this Agreement, in each case, as and to the extent provided in Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement and the provisions of Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement shall be incorporated by reference herein and apply to each Credit Party mutatis mutandis. In connection with this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have all rights, privileges, protections, indemnities, exculpations and immunities in favor of the Collateral Agent under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, including, without limitation, (i) the right to request written instructions or confirmations from the Requisite Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Collateral Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary) prior to taking any action hereunder, (ii) with respect to any determination, designation, or judgment to be made by the Collateral Agent hereunder, the right to request that the Requisite Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Collateral Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary) make or confirm such determination, designation, or judgment, and (iii) the right to appoint designees, sub-agents, or attorneys-in-fact to exercise any rights and powers conferred on the Collateral Agent hereunder.

 

Section 5.07            Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. Each Credit Party hereby appoints the Collateral Agent the attorney-in-fact of such Credit Party for the purpose, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an interest. The Collateral Agent shall have the right, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, with full power of substitution either in the Collateral Agent’s name or in the name of such Credit Party, (a) to receive, endorse, assign or deliver any and all notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, (b) to demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for and give discharges and releases of all or any of the Collateral, (c) to ask for, demand, sue for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any and all moneys due or to become due under and by virtue of any Collateral, (d) to sign the name of any Credit Party on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any of the Collateral, (e) to send verifications of Accounts to any Account Debtor, (f) to commence and prosecute any and all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral, (g) to settle, compromise, compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all or any of the Collateral, (h) to notify, or to require any Credit Party to notify, Account Debtors to make payment directly to the Collateral Agent, and (i) to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all or any of the Collateral, and to do all other acts and things necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, as fully and completely as though the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all purposes; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Collateral Agent to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Collateral Agent, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered thereby. The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein, and neither they nor any of their officers, directors, employees or agentsrespective Related Parties shall be responsible to any Credit Party for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

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Section 5.08            APPLICABLE 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 GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

Section 5.09            Waivers; Amendment. (a) No failure or delay by the Collateral Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right, power or remedy, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The rights, powers and remedies of the Collateral Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Credit Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights, powers or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 5.09, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given.

 

(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Collateral Agent and the Credit Party or Credit Parties with respect to which such waiver, amendment or modification is to apply, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section 10.8 of the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 5.10            WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5.10.

 

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Section 5.11            Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

Section 5.12            Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one contract, and shall become effective as provided in Section 5.04 hereof. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Agreement by facsimile or any other electronic transmission (e.g., “PDF” or “TIFF”) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed original.

 

Section 5.13            Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

Section 5.14            Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York (the “New York Supreme Court”), and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Federal District Court,” and together with the New York Supreme Court, the “New York Courts”) and appellate courts from either of them and agrees that any such action or proceeding shall be brought solely in such New York Courts; 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, 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, (iii) if all such New York Courts decline jurisdiction over any person, or decline (or, in the case of the Federal District Court, lack) jurisdiction over any subject matter of such action or proceeding, a legal action or proceeding may be brought with respect thereto in another court having jurisdiction and (iv) in the event a legal action or proceeding is brought against any party hereto or involving any of its assets or property in another court (without any collusive assistance by such party or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates), such party from asserting a claim or defense (including any claim or defense that this Section 5.14 would otherwise require to be asserted in a legal action or proceeding in a New York Court) in any such action or proceeding.

 

(a)                Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any New York Court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

(b)                Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by delivering by registered or certified mail (or substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt requested, a copy of such process to the applicable party at its address provided in accordance with Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement.

 

(e) Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that the Collateral Agent retains the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to bring proceedings against any Credit Party in the courts of any other jurisdiction in connection with the exercise of any rights under this Agreement or the enforcement of any judgment. Without limiting the foregoing, each Credit Party hereby agrees that service of process may be effected on the Authorized Agent designated in the Credit Agreement for such Credit Party, in the manner provided in Section 10.15 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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Section 5.15            Termination or Release. (a) This Agreement, the pledges made herein, the Security Interest and all other security interests granted hereby shall terminate when all the Obligations (other than Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Agreements and contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations, in each case, that are not yet due and payable and for which no claim has been asserted) have been paid in full in cash and the Commitments of the Lenders to make any Loan or to issue any Letter of Credit under the Credit Agreement shall have expired or been sooner terminated and all Letters of Credit have been terminated or cash collateralized or back-stopped in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement.

 

(a)                A Credit Party shall automatically be released from its obligations hereunder and the security interests created hereunder in the Collateral of such Credit Party shall be automatically released upon the consummation of any transaction that is permitted by the Credit Agreement, as a result of which such Credit Party ceases to be a subsidiary, or, to the extent the procedures for designation are complied with under the Credit Agreement, such Credit Party otherwise becomes an Immaterial Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

(b)                Upon any sale or other transfer by any Credit Party of any Collateral that is permitted by the Credit Agreement, or, upon the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of a security interest granted in any Collateral pursuant to Section 10.08 of the Credit Agreement, the security interest in such Collateral shall be automatically released.

 

(c)                In connection with any termination or release pursuant to paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 5.15, the Collateral Agent shall, in each case, at such Credit Party’s expense, (i) execute and deliver to any Credit Party, and make any filing of, all documents that such Credit Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release (including, without limitation, making any filings (such as filings of Uniform Commercial Code termination statements or releases in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office)), (ii) duly assign and transfer to such Credit Party such of the Pledged Collateral that may be in the possession of the Collateral Agent and has not theretofore been sold or otherwise applied or released pursuant to this Agreement and (iii) take any other action reasonably requested or demanded to effectuate such release (including making any filing relating thereto); provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any action under this Section 5.15(d) unless such Credit Party shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent together with such request, which may be incorporated into such request, (1) a reasonably detailed description of the Collateral, to be released, which in any event shall be sufficient to effect the appropriate termination or release without causing the release of any other Collateral and (2) a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower or such Credit Party certifying that the transaction giving rise to such termination or release is permitted by the Credit Agreement and was, or will concurrently with the release be, consummated in compliance with the Credit Documents.; provided, further that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to execute any document or take any action necessary to evidence such release on terms that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, could expose the Collateral Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than such release without recourse to, or representation, or warranty by the Collateral Agent. Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section 5.15 shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent.

 

Section 5.16            Additional Subsidiaries. Upon execution and delivery by the Collateral Agent and any subsidiary that is required to become a party hereto by Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement of an instrument in substantially the form of Exhibit I hereto (or in such other form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent), such subsidiary shall become a Guarantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Guarantor on the date hereof. The execution and delivery of any such instrument shall not require the consent of any other party to this Agreement. The rights and obligations of each party to this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new party to this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. 

 

  LANNETT COMPANY, INC.
   
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:
   
  LANNETT HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  By:                  
  Name:
  Title:
   
  CODY LABORATORIES, INC.
   
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:
   
  SILARX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
   
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:

  

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MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC, as Administrative Agent

   
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC, as Collateral Agent

 

   
  By:                   
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

  Contact: Robert Jaffe
Robert Jaffe Co., LLC
(424) 288-4098

 

LANNETT ANNOUNCES NEW $30 MILLION REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY

 

Philadelphia, PA – December 7, 2020 – Lannett Company, Inc. (NYSE: LCI) today announced the closing of a $30 million asset-backed revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

 

“Completing this transaction enhances our financial flexibility, supports our ability to invest in growth opportunities and helps with management of short-term fluctuations in working capital, particularly associated with the launch of new products,” said Tim Crew, chief executive officer of Lannett. “The new revolving credit facility replaces an earlier revolver that expired with our recent pay off, in full, of the company’s Term A Loans. With the Term A Loans now paid off, we will increase our attention on addressing our Term B Loans, which mature in two years.

 

“We very much appreciate the support of Wells Fargo Bank in creating the revolver, along with our advisors that helped us navigate these matters. We of course particularly thank our Term Loan B lenders who agreed to the amendment that allowed us to complete the new credit facility.”

 

About Lannett Company, Inc.:

Lannett Company, founded in 1942, develops, manufactures, packages, markets and distributes generic pharmaceutical products for a wide range of medical indications. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.lannett.com.

 

This news release contains certain statements of a forward-looking nature relating to future events or future business performance. Any such statement, including, but not limited to, successfully investing in growth opportunities and successfully addressing the company’s Term B Loans, whether expressed or implied, is subject to market and other conditions, and subject to risks and uncertainties which can cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors which include, but are not limited to, the risk factors discussed in the Company’s Form 10-K and other documents filed with the SEC from time to time, including the prospectus supplement related to the proposed offering to be filed with the SEC. These forward-looking statements represent the Company's judgment as of the date of this news release. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

 

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